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3 understanding the foundation
8 gifts
25 for professional advisors
30 Financials
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38 funds
44 board of trustees / leadership
46 staff / committees
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DIANA R. SIEGER; CECILE CAVE FEHSENFELD

dear friend,
We will be the first to admit that explaining the work of Grand Rapids Community Foundation isn’t easy.
Our recent community research project validated this complexity. We researched what people know about us and
what they think of our work. Overall, results showed that people perceive us as good people doing effective work.
But here’s the problematic part. We asked people to use a word to describe the Community Foundation. They offered
up 155 different words. And, to some degree, all those words describe the Community Foundation or the work it does.
But 155 words are far too many. They complicate people’s understanding of what the Community Foundation is and does.
Here are four words that work wonders for us. Gifts. Growth. Grants. Leadership.
Gifts—Our story begins with charitable donations from people throughout West Michigan. Donors make gifts to the
Community Foundation in cash, through donated stock or real estate, with a charitable trust or with a bequest in an
estate plan. Donors tell us they make gifts to the Community Foundation because they care about Grand Rapids and
want to give back to a place that has given them so much.
Growth—We invest donors’ gifts for long-term growth. Our assets, valued at $211 million, are the nucleus of our work.
It is built with new gifts, $7.8 million this year, and market growth. Since 1922 the endowment has powered us and helps
us leverage additional funds from outside sources. We leveraged $38 million this year for the betterment of Kent County
and its people.
Grants—The Community Foundation’s grantmaking makes visible the good that comes from your gifts and endowment
growth. Last year we awarded nearly $10 million in grants for economic development, academic achievement, human
health, neighborhood improvement, social enrichment and the environment.
But, there’s more value to what Grand Rapids Community Foundation does, more to the story than just gifts, growth
and grants.
Leadership—We often deal with complicated, multilayered community challenges, such as homelessness or land use,
that require more attention than an influx of grant funding. Grand Rapids Community Foundation leads by gathering
the best minds from throughout the community. Together we analyze a situation or issue. We look for effective
solutions, knowing that creating the desired change may take years. Yet, we’re willing to make a financial commitment
with the earnings from our endowment funds.
Our leadership sets us apart and adds value to the gifts we are given and the grants we award. Thanks to donors past
and present, we look forward, take risks, and bravely tackle some of Kent County’s toughest issues—as you’d expect
true leaders to do.
Sincerely,

Diana R. Sieger, President Cecile Cave Fehsenfeld, Chair

 financial highlights 2009/10

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LEADERSHIP 3% Supporting 5.7% Arts and 0.6%
23% organization social enrichment Unclassified
10% DONOR ADVISED
community 6% SCHOLARSHIP 22.8% 29.3% economic prosperity/
Academic vibrant neighborhoods
Achievement
9% DESIGNATED 10% FIELD 36% 5.6%
AND NONPROFIT OF INTEREST UNRESTRICTED healthy ecosystems

3% OPERATING/ 36%
SPECIAL PROJECT/ BUILDING healthy people

ASSETS BY FUND TYPE: grants authorized and paid:

Authorized Paid

Community Funds $ 20,095,208 Academic Achievement $ 2,227,013 $ 1,859,368

Designated and Nonprofit Funds 18,270,674 Arts and Social Enrichment 553,854 413,877
Donor Advised Funds 48,620,230 Economic Prosperity/
Field of Interest Funds 20,235,555 Vibrant Neighborhoods 2,861,471 1,730,996

Operating/Special Project/Building 7,356,160 Healthy Ecosystems 543,325 342,275

Scholarship Funds 14,469,042 Healthy People 3,508,535 3,579,702

Unrestricted Funds 76 ,509,269 Unclassified 59,002 89,002

Supporting Organization: Total $ 9,753,200 $ 8,015,220

Red Brick Building II Inc. 5,445,872
Total Assets $ 211,002,010

net annual returns as of 6/30/10:

2006: 9.3%

2007: 14.9%

2008: -3.7%

2009: -19.2%

2010: 13.4%
SINCE 1922, GRAND RAPIDS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION has
LED THE COMMUNITY IN MAKING POSITIVE AND SUSTAINABLE
change TO BENEFIT ALL PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN KENT COUNTY.
OUR SUCCESS IS DIRECTLY RELATED TO OUR WONDERFUL
DONORS AND THE EXPERTISE OF LOCAL NONPROFITS.
Helping Create a Magnetic West Michigan. Grand Rapids
Community Foundation does not exist in isolation. As an
integral part of our dynamic region, we collaborate and
connect with other community foundations and their
communities to create a West Michigan that attracts and
keeps residents, businesses, students and resources.
Leadership. The Community Foundation supports several
community leadership initiatives. Leadership proactively
addresses challenging and complex community issues.
Leadership involves building a credible and diverse team
of people who explore issues and solve problems boldly
and creatively. True leaders understand that certain issues
can be resolved only with great commitment of time,
human and financial resources.
Community Knowledge. Our program staff specialize
in areas such as neighborhood revitalization, creating a
welcoming community for older adults, improving public
education and child abuse prevention. This expertise
helps donors and other community leaders make
decisions and address issues.
Areas of Funding. Through grantmaking and leadership
initiatives the Community Foundation supports social
enrichment, the environment, neighborhoods, human
health, academic achievement and economic prosperity.
Impact. Through our competitive grantmaking process,
we help Community Foundation grantees design methods
to measure their impact. We also help nonprofits
leverage millions of dollars each year ($38 million this
fiscal year) from state and federal government, donors
and other foundations.
Donors. Gifts from many donors have built the
Community Foundation to its current level of $211 million.
The development staff works closely with donors to help
them achieve their philanthropic goals and to ensure
that their intentions are clear and achievable.
Transparency. The Community Foundation meets the
National Standards for Community Foundations. We
have voluntarily adopted many policies and procedures
to guarantee that we conduct business not only legally,
but ethically. In addition to our annual independent
financial audit, we have volunteer investment review
and audit committees.
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Governance and Staff. We are governed by a 12-member
Board of Trustees that represents diverse community
interests. Our staff includes professionals in grantmaking,
development, communication, finance, administration
and youth development.
Supporting the Arts in Grand Rapids. Supporting the arts
and artists is vital in creating a magnetic West Michigan
community. That’s why Grand Rapids Community
Foundation hosted two artists during ArtPrize’s inaugural
year. One of them, Daan Hoekstra, created a mural for our
building’s east wall. Humanity at the Crossroads is done in
earth tone pigments and features two images of the same
woman, one looking downward at the past, the other
looking upward to the future. The permanent mural is
now part of Grand Rapids’ public art collection.
To help tell our story to people who visit our building,
we commissioned artist Ed Wong-Ligda to create a
painting about the Community Foundation. Community
Garden was installed in our lobby in March 2010. This
allegorical painting uses a garden and 11 people working
together to explain gifts, growth, grants and leadership.
The painting is a delightful addition to our main lobby.
Cultural Competence. For Grand Rapids Community
Foundation to serve our community fully, we must
welcome and accept people from many backgrounds and
viewpoints. Culture deeply shapes who people are and how
they think and react to situations. Our staff is taking part in
a yearlong Council of Michigan Foundations pilot project
to help us become more culturally aware and inclusive.
This introspective process evaluates individuals as well
as the collective staff. In 2011 we will complete an activity
to improve our inclusiveness and cultural competence.
We’ve already created a standards and reference manual
for culturally competent communication. You can find it
on our website at www.grfoundation.org/publications.
Local Business Matters. Supporting local businesses
(whom we know support local nonprofits) is also part of
how we operate. Whenever the Community Foundation
can do business with a local vendor we do so. We know
that 72 percent of the vendors used for our day to day
operations are local businesses. We are also a sponsoring
member of Local First West Michigan.
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grand rapids through his lens:

DAV I D L A CLAIRE

It makes sense that a man who has an excellent eye for light and composition would be a supporter of
the arts, but this artist is also a businessman. David LaClaire believed that if people in Grand Rapids had
a better understanding of the arts, especially visual art, then his photography business would be more
likely to prosper. His idea had legs. Just as Grand Rapids’ arts community grew, so did his distinctive
portrait photography business. “The community was generous with me,” David said.

David began learning the craft of photography from his father, Maurice. “It was my father’s gift to me.
He couldn’t afford to send me to college. When I started working for him I was just a young jock,
20 years old. We worked together almost every day and he taught me a lot. He had very high standards,
and it was technically challenging work,” he said. Prior to David’s apprenticeship, his father transitioned
from black and white photography to color, using the dye transfer process. Father and son perfected the
complicated, time-consuming practice to create the rich, lush images that became the LaClaire brand.

He worked for 55 years and captured his last image in 2005. “I had a happy career. Nothing is better
than that,” he said.

David spent much of his work time photographing Grand Rapids’ people, families, leaders, celebrities and
presidents. Yet, he found a place in his hectic schedule for service to Grand Rapids Community Foundation.

He was nominated to the Board of Trustees by Judge Stuart Hoffius and served as a Trustee from 1985 to
1992. He chaired the Board in 1990 and 1991. Several arts projects were funded during his tenure, though
not directly because of him. These included support to establish Blue Lake Public Radio in Grand Rapids,
capital grants for St. Cecilia Music Society, support for a UICA writers program and ongoing major
support to the Arts Council of Greater Grand Rapids. David also served on the Michigan Council for
the Arts (now Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs), advocating for a portion of State funding
for the arts in Grand Rapids.

He continues to support the Community Foundation with annual gifts. “I’ve always felt that a donation
to the Community Foundation is one that is well placed. There is a lot of research and work that
is done before grants are made. We’re lucky as a community to have the Community Foundation
as an asset,” David said.
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GROWING INTO COMMUNITY PHILANTHROPY:

TRIPP AND KELLI CORL

Tripp Corl was single, just back in Grand Rapids after college and his first job, when he got invited to
a Grand Rapids Community Foundation event. “I was the youngest person there. I believe it was about
retirement or estate planning,” Tripp said. Community Foundation staff seized the opportunity and
asked whether he’d be interested in helping to get other young people involved. He agreed. “I wanted
to learn more about the community. I was also developing a personal philanthropic bent and thinking
a lot about my responsibility to give back,” he said. Tripp soon became a leader in a Community
Foundation program called Social Venture Investors (SVI). Several years later, while water skiing on
Reeds Lake, he met Kelli. They married and continued their philanthropic involvement.

SVI taught the Corls a lot about Grand Rapids nonprofits. They discovered causes they cared about,
such as Wedgwood Christian Services’ Lighthouse Academy, a school for kids who’ve been expelled
from public high school and have no other educational options. Tripp and Kelli found that Lighthouse
Academy met a standard for outcomes that they endorse. They continue to support it.

“I find real value in what it does. Instead of kids not having a chance and falling into the justice system
or just being lost, they’re given a second chance. The Christian aspect of the work they do is important,
too,” Kelli said. “Lighthouse meets kids where they are. It gives troubled kids a second chance, and
Wedgwood works hard to reach and teach them,” Tripp said. They’re impressed with the school’s growth
from a dozen students when it opened in 2005 to 291 students now. “It is a true success, something with
staying power,” said Tripp, who now serves on Wedgwood’s advisory council.

The Corls said they’re impressed with the Community Foundation staff’s knowledge and expertise.
“They really test the ‘creditworthiness’ of the nonprofits,” Tripp said. “I don’t have time now to investigate
all of the organizations I’m interested in. The Community Foundation helps with that. I like having a
Community Foundation that can bring them to me, and that someone is checking them out,” Kelli said.
She’s busy at home with their two- and four-year-old daughters, Emme and Abby. Tripp owns Alloy
Exchange, Inc. a plastics recycling business.
We are always thankful to donors who
believe in the mission and Values of
Grand Rapids Community Foundation and
support us with their generous gifts.
J U LY 1, 2009 TO JUNE 30, 2010
Lifetime Partners, Partners,
Donors and FRIENDS are
contributors who have given to
the Community Endowments
(fund for academic achievement;
fund for arts & social enrichment;
fund for economic prosperity;
fund for healthy ecosystems;
fund for healthy people;
fund for vibrant neighborhoods)
or the fund for community good.
=LIFETIME PARTNER
=PARTNER
=DONOR
=FRIENDS
A:
Ms. Mary Abbott
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen M. Abbott
Mr. and Mrs. Eric A. Adamy
Dr. and Mrs. Marc A. Afman
Jay Cooper and Eva Aguirre Cooper
Natalia and Zeke Alejos
Mr. James A. Alt
Mr. Richard J. Alt
Mr. Robert N. Alt Jr.
Mr. William E. Alt
Catherine Amodeo
Gasper J. Amodeo
Mr. and Mrs. Marty Anderson
Betty Ladd Andre
Ray and Alice Andrews
Mr. and Mrs. Loren M. Andrulis
Angelcare Inc.
Mr. Thomas J. Appel
Mary M. Appelt M.D.
Dorothy Armstrong
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey W. Arnold
Paul and Marty Arnold
Arthur J. Gallagher Foundation
Employees of Autocam
Mrs. Noyes Avery
b:
John and Janet Baab
Janet R. Bacon
Mr. and Mrs. Joel Bair
Mr. and Ms. Carl Jay Bajema
Ms. Barbara Baker
Ken Bandstra
Dr. Dennis and Dr. Donna Banks
Mr. and Mrs. Christopher R. Barber
Ms. Madeline J. Barkalow
Ms. Beverly G. Barrett
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew P. Barton Jr.
Betsy and Jim Barton
John and Kelli Basher
Baudville Inc.
Robert H. Beaman
Laurie Finney Beard
Mr. James Bearman
Mr. and Mrs. Gaylon H. Beckemeyer
Virginia S. Becker
Dr. John and Carol Beernink
Mrs. Jane Beld-Smith and
Mr. Don Smith
Connie Bellows and Darlene Zwart
Mrs. Viola Benthin
Darlene Berghorst
Mr. and Mrs. Donald E. Berry
John R. Bertsch
Dr. and Mrs. William H. Beute
Mr. Mike Bieker
Ms. Jennifer Billiam-Boak
David and Sue Bird
Ruth E. Bishop
John and Claire Bissell
Mark and Cathy Bissell
Matthew and Vicki Bissell
Marjorie W. Bjork
Lynne Black
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas F. Blackwell Jr.
Brad and Sherry Blair
Mrs. Catherine L. Blake
Tom Blandford
Mrs. John W. Blodgett Jr.
Jane and Matthew Bock
Bill and Anne Boersma
Mr. Michael Bolt
Martin* and Nancy Bolt
Mr. Rick J. Bolt
Dianne Boozer
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth E. Borowka
Glen and Betsy Borre
John and Sharon Bouma
Todd and Gina Bovee
Doug and Dawn Brackmann
Jonathan and Grace Bradford
Conrad and Molly Bradshaw
Mr. and Mrs. James S. Brady
John and Virginia Braley
Karl and Darlene Braunschneider
James and Sharon Breuker
Fredrick “Fritz” Briscoe
Andrew and Janay Brower
Margaret Brower
Robert and Katherine Brower
John and Erin Brown
Mr. and Mrs. Renwick Brutus
Gary and Bonnie Bultsma
Mrs. Gretchen B. Burch
Scott Burke
Ms. Monica Burns
Tom and Mary Burns
Chuck and Mary Jo Burpee
Dr. and Mrs. Eric P. Buth
The Honorable George and
Nancy Buth
Anna Moore Butzner
Sharon M. Buursma
Chet and Joan Byerly
Bill and Jackie Bylenga
C:
C & H Holdings
Ms. Kathy Caines
Dr. and Mrs. Robert F. Cali
Ann and John Cameron
Mr. and Mrs. C. David Campbell
Emily and Robert Campbell
Katharine W. Cangelosi
Allan and Claudia Carlson
Mr. James W. Carpenter
Cascade Engineering
David M. and Cara V. Cassard
Olga Cassard
Tracey and Rick Cassard
Mrs. Camille Cebelak
Mrs. Jane Chamberlin
Mr. Iain G. Charnley M.D.
Tom and Natalie Chase
* DECEASED
Stan and Margaret Cheff
Colin Chelovich and
Molly Tupper-Chelovich
Mr. and Mrs. Anthony L. Chopp
Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Christmas
Mr. and Mrs. F. Norman Christopher
Steve and Lindsey Chrystan
Roger and Sally Ciapara
Mary Clark-Kaiser
Mr. Jim Clay
Brian Cloyd and
Agnes Kempker-Cloyd
Ms. Dotti Clune and
Ms. Jill Henemyer
Ms. Sally L. Coburn and
Mr. Chuck Carter
Mary and Stephen Cohle
Stuart and Nancy Cok
Philip and Cynthia Cole
Mr. and Mrs. Robert S. Collier
Colliers International
Dr. Michelle Condon
Bob and Julie Connors
David and Tip Conrad
Steve and Sue Conway
Mr. Peter C. Cook
Ann M. and Robert P. Cooper
Richard C. and Shirley E. Cooper
George and Peg Cope
Anne H. Copps
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Corl
Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Corl Jr.
Tripp and Kelli Corl
Irma Cornelius
Cornerstone Architects Inc.
Ralph and Sheryl Costanzo
Council of Michigan Foundations
Country Village Mobile Homes Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. Giles L. Courtney
Ms. Juliette Cowall
Ed and Linda Cox
Laurie and Crawford Craft
Dr. and Mrs. Steven A. Crane
Crowe Horwath LLP
Mal Cumming
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel M. Cummings
Tim and Anne Cusack
Thomas W. Czerney
Mr. Thomas E. Czerwinski
D:
Randy Damstra and Julie Duisterhof
Thomas C. and M. Lynn Dandridge
Daniel and Pamella DeVos
Foundation
Joseph Daniels M.D. and
Shirley K. Daniels
John and Rene Darling
Bill and Margie Darooge
Mr. and Mrs. Craig S. Datema
Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Daverman
Gilbert R. and Patricia K. Davis
Lois J. Davis
Ms. Shirley A. Davis
Doris Dean
Mrs. Bruce Debes
John and Michele DeBlaay
Joy and Jim DeBoer
Ms. Mary K. DeBoer
Norman B. and Mary M. De Graaf
Allen and Vivian De Jonge
Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell H. DeJonge
Daryl and Connie Delabbio
Mr. Robert Delamar
Judith A. and James P. DeLapa
Mike and Carla Dells
Jolene DeLuca
Tuti and Pete DeMaagd
Barbara DeMoor
Bill and Carolyn DeNeut
David and Jennifer Denton
David R. and Helene M. Despres
Detroit Lions Charities
Brian Deuby
David and Bridget De Vos
Mr. and Mrs. Richard M. DeVos
Mr. and Mrs. Brian DeVries
Martha and Nick Dewey
Mr. and Mrs. Timothy DeYoung
Mr. and Mrs. Jameson Dick
Daniel and Kate Diedrich
Stanley and Betsy Dole
Mrs. Elizabeth T. Donley
Mr. and Mrs. Todd E. Dood
Beth and Ross Dornan
Mr. Mickey L. Dotson
Nancy L. Douglas
Paul and Celeste Doyle
Douglas and Kristine Dozeman
Mr. and Mrs. Carl W. Dufendach
David G. Dvorak M.D.
Matthew and Beth Dykstra
Ron and Carole Dykstra
E:
John and Penny Edison Family
Foundation
Patricia H. Edison
John and Sydney Edlund
Brian Edwards
Vernon and Johanna Ehlers
Gloria Ellcey
Mr. David Elliott
Mr. G. Preston Elliott
Kenneth D. and Frances S. Ellis
Ben and Susan Emdin
Cheryl and William Endres
Engineered Protection Systems Inc.
Jean Enright
Bill Essling
F:
Hank and Marcia Fairchild III
Robert and Rudean Fairman
Anthony and Diane Farage
Sara Ann Farrugia
Mr. and Mrs. Michael C. Fee
Valerie and Michael Feehan
Marilyn and David Fernstrum
Fifth Third Bank
Ralph and Maureen Fischer
Mrs. Richard Fletcher
Mrs. Edward C. Foote
Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Ford
Mary and Bill Ford
Barb and Mike Forseman
Albert and Laurie Forte
Founders Bank & Trust
Mr. and Mrs. Henry A. Fox Jr. 9
Thomas S. and Maxine J. Fox GIFTS
Ms. Winifred K. Fox GROWTH
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Dr. and Mrs. John P. Foxworthy LEADERSHIP
Chuck and Julie Frayer
Mr. and Mrs. Randall Freeburg
Michael and Paula Freed
Mr. and Mrs. Paul J. Freihofer
Walter B. and Susan S. Freihofer
Charles French
Mr. and Mrs. Jack French
Frey Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. David G. Frey
Mr. David G. Frey Jr.
Brad and Jeanie Friedland
Richard Fry
Chuck and Bette Fuller
G:
Margaret Gage
Geoffrey and Carole Gaiser
Iris-Naomi Garcia
Mr. and Mrs. Donald F. Garver
The Gary Family Foundation
Dan and Lou Ann Gaydou
Pat and Patty Geary
Mr. Brent T. Geers
Leonard and Mary K. Gell
Ms. Jane George
Mr. Henry Gignac
Gill Industries Inc.
C. John Gill and Rita Williams
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Gill
Mrs. Richard M. Gillett
Ms. Mary Gill-Thornton and
Mr. Jeff Thornton
Gene and Tubie Gilmore
Karl and Cindy Glass Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas D. Gleason
Jim and Bebe Glerum
Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Goaley
Keith and Lisa Gohlke
Grand Rapids Area Furniture
Manufacturers’ Association
Ken Grashuis and Lori Lockyear
Ms. Gloria A. Gregory
Tim and Jodi Grider
Mr. Jason Griffen
Doris G. Griffith
Rena and Gary P. Guttrich
H:
Mr. and Mrs. James P. Hackett Sr.
Lewis and Sheryl Haeck
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Hagist
Maureen P. Hale
Mrs. Doris Hall
Dick and Sandy Hansen
Mr. David Hanson
Mr. and Mrs. William H. Hardy Jr.
 Kevin and Laura Harmelink
Ms. Sharon Harrington
Mr. James Harris Jr.
Brian K. and Jody L. Hart
Hascall Steel Company
Richard and Barbara Haslinger
10 David O. Haughey
GIFTS
John and Betty Hausig
GROWTH Larry and Cindy Havard
GRANTS
LEADERSHIP Mr. and Mrs. Steven R. Hawks
Janet A. Haynes
Mrs. Doris B. Heartwell
John and Jan Heerspink
Mr. and Mrs. David Heldt
Daniel M. and Pat Helmholdt
Al and Liz Henry
Ms. Deborah Herdegen
Paul and Maria Royce Hesse
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Heuschkel
Virginia W. Hewitt
Mr. and Mrs. William R. Heyne
John and Gwen Hibbard
James V. and Kathleen Delp Higgins
Jack and Marge Highfield
David Hill and Elizabeth Kidd
Doug and Laurel Hill
Barbara J. Hoag
Dorothy Tegner Hodgkins
David and Susan Hoekema
Ms. Inga A. Hofer
Mr. and Mrs. Bryson B. Hoff
Dirk and Victoria Hoffius
Joan M. Hoffman
Ken and Sandy Hofman
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Hogan
Ms. Mary A. Holland
Earl and Donnalee Holton
Ken and June Holtvluwer
Mr. Mark Holtvluwer
Jane Hondelink
Peggy and Doug Hoogerhyde
Robert L. and Judith S. Hooker
Mr. Robert Hoover
Keith and Mary Kay Hopkins
John L. Hornbach
Richard A. Horvitz
Ms. Jeannie Hosey
Mrs. Frances Housman
Eleanore and Robert Howieson
Mr. and Mrs. Gerald P. Hubers
John and Janyce Huff
Mr. and Mrs. Marvin M. Humphries
Ms. Bonnie Hunter
Allen and Helen Hunting
John Hunting
Marilyn Hunting
Ms Mary Anne Hunting
Mr. and Mrs. Dana Hushak
Mr. and Mrs. David Hutchings
Mr. and Mrs. Steven Huyser-Honig
I:
Henry Idema II
=LIFETIME PARTNER
Mrs. William Wren Idema
Mr. John Illies
Integrity Business Solutions LLC
J:
Ms. Sue Ann Jabin
Mrs. Thomas J. Jack
Thomas and Barbara Jackoboice
Carlton and Wendy Jackson
Phil and Cherry Jacobus
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Jamula
Don and Lois Jandernoa
Russ and Leann Jelsema
Gregory and Carol Jeltema
Larry A. and Janine M. Jewell
May* and Virgil Johanningsmeier
Mr. and Mrs. Carvel H. Johnson
Glen Johnson and
Thomas P. Merchant
Linda Mae Johnson
Mr. and Mrs. Mark A. Johnson
Tom and Margy Jones
Dr. Julian and Judith Joseph
Dr. and Mrs. Joseph Junewick
K:
Sheldon and Lois Kahn
Mr. and Mrs. Scott Kapp
John and Mary Ellen Karcis
Carol J. Karr and Kevin J. Briggs
Mary Karrip
Jim and Amy Keane
Keeler Foundation
Mrs. Mary Ann Keeler
Mr. and Mrs. Fred P. Keller
Paul Kellermann and Pat Hartsoe
Elizabeth M. Kelley
Ruth Kemp
Mr. and Mrs. John C. Kennedy III
Kent Charitable Trust
Kent County Administration
Kent Parole—Michigan Dept.
of Corrections
Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Kian
Roger and Ellen Kieras
Kris and Katie Kimball
Kurt and Randy Kimball
Katie and Bob Kimball
Tom and Vicki Kimball
Bill and Sue Kincaid
Anthony King and Lisa Oliver-King
Roberta F. King and Mike Miesch
Mr. Robert A. Kirchgessner Sr.
Rita and Jack Kirkwood
Stephen Klotz
Kraig and Mary Klynstra
Jim and Jane Knack
Herbert and Glenna Knape
Eric and Jamie Knoll
Mr. Kevin Kobiela
Mary Koenen
Kate and Jeff Koeze
Doug and Louann Kohlbeck
=PARTNER =DONOR
Michael E. Kooistra
Ron and Bonnie Kopp
Jack Korff
David A. and Phyllis E. Koslow
John and Marnie Kotwick
Norman and Barbara Kravitz
Sam Kravitz*
Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Kregel
Ken and Melinda Krei
Hoyt and Mary Ann Kremer
Diane and Mike Kroll
Blake and Mary Krueger
Janet Krueger and Bruce Goodman
James and Carrie Kuipers
Robert and Donna Kurti
Thomas and Sally Kyros
L:
Mrs. Jane Lacks
Kurt and Lori Lacks
Ladies Literary Club
Ms. Jessica Lalley
Vernon and Anna Marie Laninga
Marilyn Lankfer and Jeff Schad
B. Kenneth Larm
John and Mary Ellen Lawlor
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph LeCuyer
Mr. Gary Lemke and
Mrs. Janeen Boerman Lemke
Harvey Lemmen
Joe and Katy Levan
Norman J. and Marilyn Leven
Family Foundation
Mark and Marcie Lewis
David and Susan Lipner
Leo and Margaret Litowich
John and Pat Littleton
LM Strategies Consulting
Mrs. Ruth Loeks
Ray and Nancy Loeschner
Mr. and Mrs. John H. Logie
Ms. Bucky Love
LSL Planning Inc.
Laurie and Larry Luciani
Dr. and Mrs. John J. Ludlow
The Lukens Family Foundation
Ms. Cheryl Lulias
Peter and Barbara Lundeen
Janis A. Lunquist
Mike and Heather Lunt
Mr. Craig Lutz
Mr. Jerry Lykins and
Mrs. Elizabeth Welch Lykins
Judson and Lynn Lynch
David E. Lyons
Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Lyons
M:
Macatawa Bank
J. Scott and Beth Mac Gregor
Frances Maghielse
Ernest and Lorraine Malkewitz
William and Janis Malpass
=FRIENDS
* DECEASED
Daniel and Deborah Mankoff
Mr. and Mrs. James Manning
Dayle Maples and
David Kampfschulte
Brenda and Richard Marean
Harold A. Marks
Jean Marsh*
Gregory J. Martin and
Jennifer Browne
Joseph and Sandy Martin
Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Martin
Bill and Inetta Martindill
Chet and Elaine Maternowsk
Mrs. Betsy Mathiesen
Bradford Mathis and
Andola Mathis M.D.
Barbara Mayo-Johnson
McBain Family Foundation
Edith McCargar
Kate and John McGarry
Terry McGovern and
Carol Paine-McGovern
Jim McKay and Mary Caroline Frey
Ms. Laura McKay
Brenda L. McKean
F. William and Beverly McKee
Fred and Lena Meijer
Hank and Liesel Meijer
Meijer Inc.
Mark and MaryBeth Meijer
Merchants Service Bureau Inc.
Frank Merlotti
Mr. and Mrs. Mark R. Meuser
Jeffrey and Susan Meyers
Michigan-Texas Land &
Orchard Co. Trust
Dr. and Mrs. Edward J. Miles*
Patrick A. Miles Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Wendell A. Miles
Miller Johnson
Ms. Sarah A. Miller
Kim S. Mitchell
Bill and Pam Mitchell
Ronald and Karen Modreski
Gordie and Jan Moeller
Nancy Mogle
Monaghan Associates
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas M. Monaghan
Monsma Marketing Corp.
Mr. Walter A. Moore Jr.
Rachel and Mike Mraz
Mr. and Mrs. Frederick E. Muhl
Ms. Dawn M. Mumford
Peggy Murphy
Judge Bill and Paula Murphy
Jon and Carol Muth
Patricia J. Muth
Bruce A. Myers
Mr. Robert Myers
N:
Mrs. Willis J. Nelson
NETech Corporation
Eileen Newman
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Nobel Jr.
Dr. and Mrs. J. Chris Norman
Gary and Peg Novosad
Nucraft Furniture Company
O:
Mrs. Samuel Oates
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. O’Connell
OEC Business Interiors
Judy and Baldwin Ogden
Patricia Oldt
Fred Olert Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph A. Olsen
Mr. Terrence E. Olson
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Oom
Ken and Jan Oosterhouse
Open Systems Technologies Inc.
Doug and Risa Oren
Thomas and E. Lynne O’Rourke
Timothy J. and Debra D. O’Rourke
Jim and Cathy Osborne
Barbara M. Osburn
Matt and Beth Osterhaven
Mr. and Mrs. John P. Ott
Mr. and Mrs. Armen G. Oumedian
Mr. and Mrs. Calvin P. Owen
P:
Martin and Enid Packard
Louis Padnos Iron & Metal Company
The Louis and Helen Padnos
Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell Padnos
Ms. Shelley Padnos and
Ms. Carol Sarosik
Page Family
Ms. Cheryl A. Palkowski
Mrs. Helen W. Palmatier
Chris and Joan Panopoulos
Paris Grange #19
Steve and Molly Parker
Ms. Linda B. Patterson
Kevin and Gina Paul
Bob and Sue Payne
Ken and Jill Peirce
Ms. Cornelia H. Pelzer
Peter and Carroll Perez
Eugene and Janice Perkins
Ms. Jo Anne Perkins
Mr. Mark Peters
Stephen and Marcia Peterson
Mr. and Mrs. William P. Peterson
Mr. Larry R. Petrick
Mr. Robert C. Pew II
Dan and Eunice Pfeiffer
Harold and Phoebe Phelps
Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Phelps
Martha MacCleery and Eric Piehl
Mr. and Mrs. John H. Pimm Sr.
Larry and Jean Pinckney
Ms. Shirley A. Plaska
Dr. James E. and Kathleen S. Ponitz
Doug and Anne Poortenga
Martha J. Porter
Janice Postma
John and Callista Potter
Marlowe Pranger
Jim and Marie Preston
Amy Price
Priority Health
Mr. Tim E. Proos
Scott and Annie Pruski
John and Ann Puckett
R: 11
Marcia L. Rapp GIFTS
Mr. and Mrs. John Rasch GROWTH
GRANTS
Kerry and Jan Rasikas LEADERSHIP
Daniel and Judy Rau
Laura Readle
Reagan Marketing & Design LLC
Reliance Finishing Co.
Mary Zoe Remien
Dale and Sherri Remmelts
Mr. and Mrs. Richard V. Rice
Robert K. Richards and
Ethel Z. Stears
Carolyn Rietberg
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel A. Rightmire
Ms. Onesia W. Rigney
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond R. Riha Sr.
Susan and Phillip Rios
Barbara A. Robinson
Jacob and Delores Robinson
Dr. and Mrs. Larry Robson
Ms. Jo Ann Roche
Janice Rock
Deb and Ron Roden
Marjorie and Bud Roegge
Mr. Jim Rogers and
Mrs. Joyce A. French Rogers
Dr. Jack and Lija Romence
Dr. Darrel J. Rosen
Michael and Christina Rosloniec
Mr. Richard B. Ross
Helen Hutchins Rossano
Abraham G. and Anne L. Rossi
Bob and Marcy Roth
Ms. Tamara M. Roth
Mr. and Mrs. Alwyn
Rougier-Chapman
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Rowland
Ms. Melissa Rowley
Charles and Stella Royce
Mr. David C. Rozek
June and Brian Rudy,
Keith and Myra Rudy
Mr. and Mrs. Steve Ruis
Derek and Lynn Rummel
Mr. and Mrs. Dan Ruple
Curtis and Colleen Ruppal
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Ruppert
Mr. and Mrs. David M. Russell
Alan and Margaret Ryan
S:
Emil and Nancy Sabolish
Rebecca L. Sack
Ellen Sadler
Jim Sailors
Elizabeth Sarafis
Joan Sargeant
David Sarnacki and Bridget Flynn
Jerry Schaefer and Polly Hewitt
12

GIFTS
GROWTH
GRANTS
LEADERSHIP

EVEN-KEELED GO-GETTER:
BRENT GEERS

His reserved demeanor belies Brent Geers’ ambition and experience. After graduating from the
University of Michigan, he spent five years in the Army. “It was something I always had in the back of my
mind. After college I wasn’t exactly sure what I wanted to do and figured I was up for the challenge and
adventure,” Brent said. He also spent a year as an AmeriCorps VISTA worker.

After a decade away, he returned to Grand Rapids, something he never thought he would do. “Near the
end of my time in the Army, my mom died, so I came back to Grand Rapids,” he said. The experience of
settling her estate focused him. He hired on as copyright compliance coordinator at Grand Rapids
Community College, enrolled at Cooley Law School and bought a 110-year-old house in Midtown’s tiny
Ashby Row neighborhood. “Going through the process of settling my mom’s estate opened my eyes to the
importance of estate planning, the comfort it can bring and the legacy it allows you to leave. I’m drawn
to the idea of helping people plan their legacies,” Brent said. He’ll graduate from law school in 2012.

Between work, law school, his garden and house Brent still finds time for community service.
He is active with American Legion Post 459 where he proudly serves as vice commander and heads the
public relations team. “Post 459 is a traditionally Polish Post located in one of the city’s original Polish
neighborhoods. It was one of the first clubs to host Pulaski Days, something it still does. My role primarily
is membership and I’m reaching out mostly to younger people. We are one of the few Posts with an
increase in membership,” said Brent. The Post has more than 700 members. Brent is a blood donor who
is nearing the four gallon mark and he helped found the Cooley Law School Veterans Corps, a student
group for veterans and those interested in joining the military as a Judge Advocate General. He also
assists with pro bono legal cases with Cooley professors.

He’s already giving back to Grand Rapids Community Foundation, which gave him a college scholarship
while he was a Creston High School student. “I’ve always been aware of the Community Foundation
and the work it does. It has played a part in much of what has happened in Grand Rapids,” he said.

Brent makes annual contributions to the Community Foundation and has named it as beneficiary of
his life insurance policy. One day his gift will become part of the Fund for Community Good. He hopes
his gift will help people innovate and come up with new ideas to improve Grand Rapids.
 Ms. Jacqueline A. Schafer
Robert and Rose Schenck
Nan Schichtel
Bruce and Joyce Schlanderer
Harold and Carol Schmidt
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Schmieder
14 Caroline Schoonbeck*
GIFTS
Mr. and Mrs. Mark A. Schremp
GROWTH David and Jerri Schroeder
GRANTS
LEADERSHIP Willard Schroeder*
Gladys Schuil
Rana and Joseph N. Schwartz
Ms. Nancy A. Scully
Mrs. Audrey Sebastian
Peter and Joan Secchia
Ms. Melissa A. Seguin
Seidman Family Foundation
Margaret Sellers-Walker Morris
Marilyn and Budge Sherwood
Stella A. Shields
Ms. Priscilla G. Shuart
Abdou N. Sickrey
James and Sheryl Siegel
Diana R. Sieger
Ms. Hermina E. Sikkema
Ms. Maureen E. Slade
Nancy and Doug Slade
Herman Slanger Trust
Mr. and Mrs. Brent Slay
Mr. and Mrs. Steven Slee
Brent Sloop
Mr. W. Dale Smith
Mary Lou Smith
Mr. Matthew Smith
Ms. Peggy Smith
Mr. Richard E. Smoke
Mr. Nicholas V. Smylnycky
Mr. and Mrs. Paul G. Soper
Dr. and Mrs. Chris Southwick
Edward and Leona Spencer
Paul and Sue Spindler
William and Norma Sprague
Jarv and Mary Spreng
Mrs. Jean P. Springer
Amanda and Ryan St. Pierre
Terrence M. Start
Steelcase Inc.
Barton and Kathy Steindler
Rick and Sue Steketee
Mr. and Mrs. Robert D. Steketee
Stan and Norma Sterk
Dr. and Mrs. Ray E. Stevens
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas L. Stevens
Dr. and Mrs. Bruce A. Stewart
Mr. and Mrs. Richard L. Stiffler
Helen C. Stiles
Wendy L. Stock and Charles R. Howie
Susan A. Stoddard
Lee Strodtman
Nicole and Michael Stroster
Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Struck
Dennis and Deborah Sturtevant
Jerry and Judy Subar
=LIFETIME PARTNER
Judge Paul J. and Mary Ellen Sullivan
Greg and Audrey Sundstrom
Frank and Ruth Suskey
Dr. Alfred B. Swanson and
Dr. Genevieve de Groot Swanson
Dell and Connie Sweeris
Marilyn Sweers
Ms. Karen K. Sweet
Mr. Edward Szymas
T:
Mr. and Mrs. Arvin L. Tap
Michael and Susan Taylor
Ms. Ruth G. Taylor
Steele and Mary Taylor
Dr. Ralph TenHave
Mr. and Mrs. John E. Terhune
Lanny Thodey
Dorothy J. Thurston
Jill and Art Tiefenbach
Mrs. Shirley J. Tillyer
Donald Tilton and Denise Fawcet
Vicki and Brian Tingley
Daniel L. and Betsey M. Tinkham
Ms. Marilyn Titche
Wayne and Diane Titche
Robert and Colleen Tobin
Ms. Elizabeth M. Topliffe and
Mr. Mark A. Davis
Ella M. Topp
Mr. and Mrs. Timothy J. Tornga
Philip Tower and Family
Carol L. Townsend
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Trapp
Rick Treur
Doug and Liz Triezenberg
Mr. and Mrs. Jay Troger
George and Kerstin Trowbridge
The Trust of the GR Federation of
University of MI Alumnae
V. Parker and Martha Tuthill Jr.
V:
Geraldine M. VanHerp
Mr. Troy Van Orman
Earle Vande Poel Charitable Fund
Mr. Don VandenBos Jr.
Lorrie and Dave VanderArk
Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Vander Heide
Barbara VanderJagt
Rose and H. Lewis Vander Kolk
Simon and Mary Vander Kooy
Foundation
Jan Vander Kooy
Roger and Jacquelyn Vander Laan
Mr. Scott A. VanderLeek
Mr. Dale VanderMaas
Mrs. Herbert Vander Mey
Mr. and Mrs. Claude L. Vander Ploeg
Mr. and Mrs. James Vanderschaaf
Daniel and Judith Vandersteen
Rudy and Nancy Van Donk
Ms. Barbara F. Van Ess
=PARTNER =DONOR
Ms. Lauri Van Eyl
Angel and Peter Van Gorp
Mr. and Mrs. Randall Van Houten
Ms. Carole VanHoven
Lewis and Norma VanKuiken
Mr. and Mrs. Donald J. Van Stee
Bill and Barbara* Van’t Hof
Mr. and Mrs. Dean Van Velsen
Marianne and Werner Veit
Mr. and Mrs. Marvin C. Veneklasen
Jackie Ver Heulen
Mr. and Mrs. Larry A. VerMerris
John P. and Lynn Vinkemulder
Dr. and Mrs. Earl R. Visser
Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Visser
Mr. and Mrs. Phil Vogelsang
Ryan and Angela Voshol
W:
W. K. Kellogg Foundation
Marie and David Waalkes
Bill and Pat Waanders
Gary and Janice Walker
Keith P. Walker
Ms. Beverly Wall
Anita Wallgren
James P. Walsh
Warner Norcross & Judd LLP
Roger and Luella Warnshuis
Ms. Jill Warren
The Waters Corporation
Dr. and Mrs. Gregory J. Waters
Wege Foundation
Dixie Wege
Peter M. Wege
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert W. Weidenfeller
Mr. P. Craig Welch Jr.
Ms. Cynthia Welton
Barbara Wepman
Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Werkema
Ms. Jean K. Wernette
Terence D. West
Brian Whalen and Jan Koopman
Alice Wharton-Bickley
Mr. John J. Wheeler
Robert and Deborah White
Mr. and Mrs. Wilson* D. Whittier
Mr. and Mrs. Louis M. Wickman
Michael and Debbie Wiegand
John and Carroll Wiener
Ms. Beth Wierenga
John H. and Dorothy M. Wiest
Williams Group Inc.
Drs. Chad and Kathy Williams
Jim and Sue Williams
Mr. Jason Williams
Greg and Meg Willit
Joan Wilson
Mrs. Kaye Wilsted
Ms. Susan Winger
Charles Winslow M.D. and
Judy K. Sopeland
Dr. and Mrs. Doug F. Wiseman
=FRIENDS
* DECEASED
James and Pamela Witte
David and Susan Wittenbach
West Michigan Conference of
The United Methodist Church
Janet DeYoung-Wolffis
Kate Wolters
Casey Wondergem*
Mr. and Mrs. Tim Wondergem
Phil and Carolyn Wood
Chuck Wooding
Ms. E. Gabriel Works and
Mr. John V. O’Connor
John and Kathleen Woudstra
Y:
Mr.* and Mrs. Marjorie Yardley
Greg and Sarah Yoder
Kurt and Sally Yost
Dick and Barbara Young
Z:
Marilyn and Garrett Zack
John Zadvinskis
Michael and Katherine Zago
Joan and Jim Zawacki
Ed and Ruth Zeilstra
Mr. and Mrs. Timothy F. Ziegler
Jack and Ruth Zimmerman
Jack and Jennifer Zinser
William F. Zoellmer III
Dennis and Kristen Zoet
George and Gretchen Zuiderveen
Mr. and Mrs. Richard C. Zweering
Rev. David Baak and Betty Zylstra
Bob Zylstra and Gayla Jewell
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THE METZ SOCIETY RECOGNIZES PEOPLE
WHO HAVE CREATED A LIFE INCOME
GIFT OR HAVE NAMED THE COMMUNITY
FOUNDATION IN THEIR ESTATE PLANS.
THE SOCIETY IS NAMED FOR GEORGE
AND MARY METZ, WHOSE $100,000 GIFT
IN 1929 WAS THE FIRST BEQUEST TO THE
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION.
A:
Ms. Mary Abbott
Mr. and Mrs. Martin J. Allen Jr.
Mr. William E. Alt
Gasper J. Amodeo
Ms. Gwendolyn I. Anderson
Betty Ladd Andre
Mr. Willem Antonides
Mrs. Noyes Avery
B:
Janet R. Bacon
Ken Bandstra
John H. and Nancy Batts
Robert H. Beaman
Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. Becker
Lois Eberhard Beckering
Ellen Bell
Mrs. Viola Benthin
Tanya and Tom Berg
* DECEASED
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Bergsma Mr. and Mrs. John H. Foster II
John R. Bertsch Mr. and Mrs. Ben A. Fowler
Kristine Bishop David E. and Dawn O. Fowler
Lynne Black Thomas S. and Maxine J. Fox
Bonnie L. Blandford Jeffrey and Sheila Frank
Tom Blandford Mr. Donald H. Freeman
Glen and Betsy Borre Ruth Freeman 15
Todd and Gina Bovee Walter B. and Susan S. Freihofer GIFTS
Mr. and Mrs. Paul D. Bowers Jr. Charles French GROWTH
GRANTS
Janet and John Boyles Ms. Ellie Frey LEADERSHIP
Tom Braciak Mary Meade Fuger
Mr. and Mrs. Laurence L. Bratschie Mr. and Mrs. Henry G. Fuhs
The Honorable Hugh W. Brenneman Jr.
Mrs. Richard F. Brush g:
Mrs. Gretchen B. Burch Mr. Jim Galer and
Robert and Sandy Burnham Mrs. Marilyn Klyn Galer
Charitable Fund Iris-Naomi Garcia
Ms. Ann Stuart Burroughs Mr. and Mrs. Paul K. Gaston
Anna Moore Butzner Mr. Brent T. Geers
Sharon M. Buursma Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Gilchrist
John and Linda Byington C. John Gill and Rita Williams
Ms. Anita M. Gilleo
c: Mrs. Richard M. Gillett
John and Marie Canepa Gene and Tubie Gilmore
Mr. James W. Carpenter Mr. and Mrs. Thomas D. Gleason
David M. and Cara V. Cassard Beth Goebel
Olga Cassard Gary Goode
Mrs. Jane Chamberlin Mr. and Mrs. Philip W. Goodspeed
Elizabeth Chase Ms. Carol Greenburg
Ms. Libby Child Ms. Dareather Greer
Brian Cloyd and Agnes Kempker-Cloyd Franklin K. Gregory
George and Peg Cope David and Mary Ann Grooters
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald L. Cornetet
Bill and Marilyn Crawford H:
Mal Cumming Mrs. Doris Hall
Thomas W. Czerney Mr. and Mrs. Michael Handlin
Mr. Thomas E. Czerwinski Mr. and Mrs. William H. Hardy Jr.
Jackie Haveman
d: Janet A. Haynes
Thomas C. and M. Lynn Dandridge John and Jan Heerspink
Joseph Daniels M.D. and Shirley K. Daniels Mr. and Mrs. James Hegarty
John and Edy Davies Mrs. Ruth S. Henkin
Gilbert R. and Patricia K. Davis Mr. and Mrs. William R. Heyne
Joy and Jim DeBoer John and Gwen Hibbard
Norman B. and Mary M. De Graaf Jean and David Hitchcock
Barbara DeMoor Barbara J. Hoag
Bill and Carolyn DeNeut Dirk and Victoria Hoffius
Wesley and Amy De Vries Michael Hoffman
Mr. and Mrs. Phillip DeWildt Jane Hondelink
Mr. Max Doering Robert L. and Judith S. Hooker
Mrs. Elizabeth T. Donley Mr. Robert Hoover
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence E. Dooge Jr. Dr. David J. Horning and
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald L. Ducharme Mrs. Betsy R. Horning
Mr. Robert J. Dunlap Gregg and Kim Hughes
Ms. Patricia S. Duthler The Reverend Mary S. Hulst
David G. Dvorak M.D. Katherine Humphrey
Ms. Bonnie Hunter
e: John Hunting
Mr. and Mrs. Jay Egan Marilyn Hunting
Ben and Susan Emdin
Ms. Elaine E. Emmons I:
Bill Essling Henry Idema II
f: J:
Anthony and Diane Farage Ms. Sue Ann Jabin
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Finazzi Phil and Cherry Jacobus
 Don and Lois Jandernoa
Chuck and Carol Jennings
Calvin Jeter
Lynne Jarman Johnson and
Robert J. Johnson
Tom and Margy Jones
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GIFTS
K:
GROWTH Carol J. Karr
GRANTS
LEADERSHIP Mrs. M. S. Keeler II
Mrs. Fred M. Keller
Mr. and Mrs. Fred P. Keller
Paul and Beth Kelly
Ms. Birgit Klohs
Herbert and Glenna Knape
Raymond E. Knape
David A. and Phyllis E. Koslow
Ken and Melinda Krei
Hoyt and Mary Ann Kremer
Mr. and Mrs. Abe Krissoff
Ms. Marjorie Kuipers
L:
David and Paula LaClaire
B. Kenneth Larm
Sandra Last M.D.
R. Lawrence and Marilyn Leigh
Harvey Lemmen
Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Lemmen
Norman J. and Marilyn Leven
Mike Lloyd
Arend and Nancy Lubbers
Janis A. Lunquist
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene G. Lyons
M:
Donald W. Maine
Ernest and Lorraine Malkewitz
Frank and Nancy Manning
Jean Marsh*
Mrs. Selene V. Marsteiner
Bill and Inetta Martindill
Max B. Matteson
Kate and John McGarry
Ronald and Karen Modreski
Gordie and Jan Moeller
David and Diana Morgenstern
Rosemary D. Murphy
Judge Bill and Paula Murphy
Jon and Carol Muth
N:
Ardith V. Neath Adams
Dale C. and Cynthia Dewees Nelson
Ms. Pat Nevala
Eileen Newman
Mrs. Nancy Kehoe Nielsen
and Mr. Alger J. Nielsen
O:
Mrs. Samuel Oates
Fred Olert Jr.
Ms. Norma Olsen
Mr. Gerald Olson
Mrs. Nancy V. Orr
Mr. and Mrs. Armen G. Oumedian
P:
Mrs. Helen W. Palmatier
Steve and Molly Parker
Richard A. Perkins
Mr. Robert C. Pew II
Cynthia Pimm
Mr. and Mrs. John H. Pimm Sr.
Dr. James E. and Kathleen S. Ponitz
Mr. and Mrs. Michael H. Price
Mr. and Mrs. Larry Purcey
R:
Marcia L. Rapp
Mr. Richard E. Riebel
Mr. Richard A. Roane
Dr. Jack and Lija Romence
Helen Hutchins Rossano
Owen Rottschafer M.D.
Charles and Stella Royce
Ms. Kathleen M. Russell
Alan and Margaret Ryan
S:
Ellen Sadler
Jerry Schaefer and Polly Hewitt
Robert W. Schellenberg
Mr. and Mrs. Craig W. Schopf
Gladys Schuil
Ms. Greta Schuil
Mr. and Mrs. James R. Sebastian Jr.
Peter and Joan Secchia
Mrs. Elaine Shay
Marilyn and Budge Sherwood
Diana R. Sieger
Ms. Maureen E. Slade
Mr. and Mrs. Gary R. Snyder
Dr. and Mrs. Chris Southwick
Robert A. Sprotte
Mrs. Marvin Stahl
Terrence M. Start
Barbara D. Steil
Stan and Norma Sterk
Wendy L. Stock and Charles R. Howie
Ms. Patty A. Story
T:
Michael and Susan Taylor
Steele and Mary Taylor
Dorothy J. Thurston
Jill and Art Tiefenbach
Mrs. Shirley J. Tillyer
Ms. Patricia H. Timmer
Ella M. Topp
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Trapp
George and Kerstin Trowbridge
U:
Dr. and Mrs. Ghayas Uddin
V:
Mr. Don VandenBos Jr.
Mr. Lou VanderHave
Mrs. Herbert Vander Mey
Mr. and Mrs. Rick A. VanHorn
Bill and Barbara* Van’t Hof
John P. and Lynn Vinkemulder
Theodore J. and Vicki Vogt
Mr. and Mrs. Cecil S. Vorenkamp
Dr. B. Margaret Voss
W:
David and Kay Wagner
Gary and Janice Walker
Anita Wallgren
Mr. and Mrs. Russel Warner
Dr. and Mrs. James K. Watkins
Dixie Wege
Peter M. Wege
John and Martha Wert
Mrs. Mary K. White
Mrs. Barbara Whittenberger
John H. and Dorothy M. Wiest
Mrs. Kaye Wilsted
Jim and Connie Winter-Troutwine
Mr. Thomas D. Wisnom
Mike and Colleen Wolfe
Kate Wolters
Dr. Richard J. Woltersom
Bob and Aleicia Woodrick
John and Kathleen Woudstra
Y:
Mrs. Marjorie Yardley
Dick and Barbara Young
Z:
Marilyn and Garrett Zack
Mr. and Mrs. John H. Zwarensteyn
Rev. David Baak and Betty Zylstra
Bob Zylstra and Gayla Jewell
__________________________________
NAMED FUNDS FOR COMMUNITY GOOD
ALLOW DONORS TO SUPPORT A WIDE
RANGE OF COMMUNITY NEEDS.
Allan and Claudia Carlson
Family Fund
Allan R. and Claudia Carlson
Dallas and Helen Darling Fund
John and Rene Darling
Douglas DeBoer Memorial Fund
Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Ainsworth
Mr. Eugene Alkema
Andrews & Co.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Andrews
Anonymous
Peter Armstrong
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Barnes
Bruce and Nancy Barnhart
Marjorie W. Bjork
Mr. and Mrs. Charles M. Bloom
Mr. and Mrs. Robert F. Blossfeld
Dianne Boozer
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Boozer
Robert W. and Lynn H. Browne Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Will Caldwell
Tom and Molly Charles
Mrs. Clifford C. Christenson
Mr. and Mrs. Robert G. Clark
* DECEASED
Mr. Timothy J. Curtin
Davenport University–Grand Rapids
Bob and Lois DeBoer
Joy and Jim DeBoer
Mr. Richard DeBoer
Teresa S. Decker
Robert L. Diamond and Sheila Kinney
Dickinson Press Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. Randy Disselkoen
Ms. Gail A. Essenburg
Robert and Rudean Fairman
Ms. Jacqueline Fazekas
Dr. and Mrs. Kevin E. Fitzgerald
Ms. Mary Beth Fitzgerald
Jon and Mary Forslund
Thomas S. and Maxine J. Fox
Mr. Donald H. Freeman
O.N. and Joyce French
Chuck and Bette Fuller
Mary and Tom Fuller
Ms. Kathy Galdys
Ms. Gloria A. Gregory
Ms. Maureen E. Gruel
Mr. Steve Gunning
Dirk and Victoria Hoffius
Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Idema
Mr. and Mrs. Kevin T. Kabat
Dick and Deb Kay
Mrs. Mary Ann Keeler
Mr. and Mrs. William Koski
Janet Krueger and Bruce Goodman
Mr. Paul Kutsche
Lacks Enterprises Inc.
Mrs. Jane Lacks
LaFleur & Godfrey Inc.
Ms. Sally Langley
Marilyn Lankfer and Jeff Schad
Mr. William J. Lawrence III
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Lettinga
Donald W. Maine
Ms. Mary W. Manguse
Metro Health Hospital
Ms. Christine Meyer
Mr. and Mrs. Gregory C. Moceri
Daniel and Barbara Molhoek
Mrs. Patricia A. Monahan
Mrs. Nancy V. Orr
John and Penny Pestle
Alice Porter
Ms. Deborah A. Preston
Mr. and Mrs. Brian Risch
Rordor Foundation
Ms. Barbara Rosendall
Ms. Barbara K. Schoendorf
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald B. Shippy
Ms. Barbara A. Terpstra
Craig Tiggleman
Daniel L. and Betsey M. Tinkham
David and Karen Ufer
Mr. and Mrs. Harold J. Van Allsburg
Varnum LLP
Carl E. VerBeek
Mr. and Mrs. Michael S. Volk
Mr. and Mrs. Stephan Waltman
Roger and Luella Warnshuis
Mr. and Mrs. James W. Wedemeyer
* DECEASED
Mr. Dwight D. Whipple
Richard and Ellen Wicks
Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Wilson
Ms. Ann Zoellner
Engineered Protection Systems Fund
Engineered Protection Systems Inc.
Henry A. Fox Family Fund
Mr. and Mrs. Henry A. Fox Jr.
Kent Charitable Fund
Kent Charitable Trust
Jane and Sam Kravitz Fund for
Community Good
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph A. Basinski
Ms. Shirley A. Boomsma
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey S. Chamberlain
Patricia H. Edison
Mr. David G. Frey
Doris G. Griffith
Sam Kravitz*
Ms. Audrey A. Mann
Harold A. Marks
Chet and Elaine Maternowski
Steve and Molly Parker
Rhett and Jeralyn Pinsky
Mr. and Mrs. Dan Recklein
Ms. Marie A. Ruddell
Barton and Kathy Steindler
Cheryl and John Tully
Roger and Luella Warnshuis
Larry and Betsy Willey
William S. Martens Hundred
Club Fund
Consumers Energy Foundation
Cook Charitable Foundation
The Currie Foundation
Fifth Third Bank
Grand Rapids Police Department
Meijer Inc.
The Secchia Family
Universal Forest Products Inc.
Theodore R. and Caroline
Schoonbeck Fund
Caroline Schoonbeck Estate
Willard and Barbara Schroeder Fund
Willard and Barbara Schroeder Estate
Erin Slade Memorial Fund
Darlene Berghorst
Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Burke
Ms. Sally L. Coburn and
Mr. Chuck Carter
Ms. Sharon Crampton
Ms. Mary Jane Dockeray
Ms. Linda Dodge
Ms. Norma J. Fick
Ms. Maureen Larkin
Dr. and Mrs. Leon J. Quinn
Mr. and Mrs. Patrick M. Quinn
Diana R. Sieger
Elizabeth J. Steed Johnson Fund
Elizabeth J. Steed Johnson Trust
Earle Vande Poel Fund
Earle Vande Poel Charitable Fund
Curtis M. Wylie Fund 17
New Holland Brewing Co. GIFTS
GROWTH
GRANTS
__________________________________ LEADERSHIP
Donor Advised Funds Allow
contributors to recommend grants
for approval by the board of
trustees. The Community Foundation
completes due diligence, reporting,
and administrative work, ensuring
that people’s charitable goals and
legal requirements are met. Some
DONORS designate their children or
relatives as donor advisors, making
philanthropy a family activity.
Jeffrey and Barbara Arnold
Charitable Fund
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey W. Arnold
The Banks Family Charitable Fund
Dr. and Dr. Dennis Banks
Allan R. and Claudia A. Carlson
Advised Fund
Mr. and Mrs. Allan R. Carlson
Waters Corporation/Cassard Family
Donor Advised Fund
David M. and Cara V. Cassard
Center for Systemic Change
Advised Fund
Mr. and Mrs. Fred P. Keller
W. K. Kellogg Foundation
Chris-Tina Fund
Joan M. Hoffman
Peter and Pat Cook Fund
Mr. Peter C. Cook
Achille and Irene Despres,
William and Andre Fund
David R. and Helene M. Despres
The Ebenezer Fund
Anonymous
Engen Family Fund
NETech Corporation
Grubb & Ellis | Paramount
Commerce Advised Fund
Jeff and Susie Schreur
Jamie Hale Memorial Fund
Ms. Sally L. Coburn and
Mr. Chuck Carter
Mr. James L. Dodge
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GIFTS
GROWTH
GRANTS
LEADERSHIP

TOUCHPOINTS TO PHILANTHROPY:
MIKE AND SUE TAYLOR

Professional connections introduced Mike and Sue Taylor to Grand Rapids Community Foundation.
Their strong belief in its work has made them donors and enthusiastic advocates.

Mike is an estate planning attorney at Miller Johnson and serves on the Community Foundation’s
Professional Advisory Committee. “Grand Rapids is a very generous community, and many of my clients
want to leave their legacy. I believe in the Community Foundation’s mission and work. It’s a quality
organization, and I have a lot of respect for the staff. When I have clients with a philanthropic interest,
I talk about the Community Foundation and the work it does. A number of my clients have set up Donor
Advised Funds, scholarship funds or Field of Interest Funds,” Mike said.

Sue traces her personal connection with President Diana Sieger back to their days in the Junior League.
Knowing Diana created Sue’s awareness of the Community Foundation. Sue is co-owner of Maplewood
Flowerbox, a corporate floral service. “We started helping with Community Foundation special events
many years ago. We put a lot of love into our work. We’re proud to be connected,” she said.

The Taylors share the value of giving back to the community but each has special interests. As a Mary
Free Bed Guild past president, Sue focuses on helping people with disabilities. She supports Mary Free
Bed and Very Special Arts. Mike is personally connected to The Joshua Esch Mitchell Aviation Scholarship
Fund at the Community Foundation. He helped make the connections that established the fund after
Josh’s accidental death in 2001. The Taylors’ son B.J. went to school with him. “The fund is a great legacy
for Josh,” Mike said. He also is partial to the Donald J. DeYoung Education Fund and the John Ball Zoo Fund,
because he personally knew the judge and he also served as president of the John Ball Zoological Society.

The Taylors earmark part of their annual Community Foundation contributions to those special funds
and they also support the Fund for Community Good. “It goes to support so many good things, and
we know the Trustees do fine work making decisions about needs. It is hard to find anything in Grand
Rapids that isn’t connected to the Community Foundation. The breadth of what it touches is enormous.
It is a great way to be involved in what is happening here,” Mike said.

The couple supported the capital campaign for the Community Foundation’s building. “It was wonderful
to see what has been done to bring back the old ice house. They’ve created something that is open to
the whole community,” Sue said.
 The Brian K. and Jody L. Hart
Charitable Fund
Brian K. and Jody L. Hart
Heerspink Family Advised Fund
John and Jan Heerspink
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GIFTS
Allen I. and Helen J. Hunting
GROWTH Advised Fund
GRANTS
LEADERSHIP Allen and Helen Hunting
David and Phyllis Koslow Fund
David A. and Phyllis E. Koslow
Chester and Elaine Maternowski
Family Fund
Chet and Elaine Maternowski
Patricia P. and Armen G. Oumedian
Family Fund
Mr. and Mrs. Armen G. Oumedian
Louis Padnos Iron & Metal
Company Fund
Louis Padnos Iron & Metal Company
Kate Pew Wolters Fund
Kate Pew Wolters
Pimm Donor Advised Fund
Mr. and Mrs. John H. Pimm Sr.
Timothy Fund
Estates of Mr. and Mrs. Titus J. Hager
Roger and Jacquelyn Vander Laan
Family Fund
Roger and Jacquelyn Vander Laan
The Earl and Gert Visser
Charitable Fund
Dr. and Mrs. Earl R. Visser
The John J. Wheeler Charitable Fund
Mr. John J. Wheeler
Windrift Fund
Ms. Winifred K. Fox
WKKF Advised Fund
W. K. Kellogg Foundation
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Corporate Charitable Funds
Allow businesses to simplify giving,
gain tax advantages, and establish
a permanent source of charitable
contributions. The Community
Foundation manages logistics
and administrative tasks, allowing
business to focus on giving.
Warner Norcross & Judd Fund
Ms. Susan Aclin
Mr. and Mrs. Loren M. Andrulis
Mr. Edward J. Bardelli
Mr. Jeffrey S. Battershall
Richard L. Bouma
Conrad and Molly Bradshaw
Ms. Deidre Buchanan
John and Angela Bursch
John and Debra Byl
Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Chovanec
Mr. Bruce W. Christensen
Sue Conway
Mr. J.A. Cragwall Jr.
Ms. Mary Daniel
Mr. and Mrs. Dale F. De Longpre
Mr. Cameron S. DeLong
Mr. Kevin Dougherty
Douglas and Kristine Dozeman
Mr. John D. Dunn
Mr. Daniel P. Ettinger
Ms. Marilee Fisher
Ms. Nancy Gravelin
Mr. Peter L. Gustafson
Andy and Cara Hakken
Mr. and Mrs. William W. Hall
Mr. Scott Hancock
Mr. and Mrs. Shane B. Hansen
Ms. Christina Heyboer
Mr. Timothy L. Horner
Ms. Valerie Howard
Mr. and Mrs. Scott D. Hubbard
Ms. Cara Jansma
Ms. Luanne Kantor
Dick and Deb Kay
Mr. Chad E. Kleinheksel
Mr. and Mrs. Jonathon P. Kok
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen R. Kretschman
Mr. and Mrs. Nobert F. Kugele
Mr. Joseph A. Kuiper
Ms. Madelaine Lane
Mr. Gordon R. Lewis
John and Susie Logie
Ms. Kellen Lynch
Mr. Philip Lynn
Mr. and Mrs. Rodney D. Martin
F. William and Beverly McKee
Ms. Molly E. McManus
Mr. and Mrs. Christian E. Meyer
Jeffrey and Susan Meyers
Mr. and Mrs. Austin Morris
Mr. Melvin G. Moseley
Ms. Anita A. Newsome
Mr. Jeffrey A. Ott
Mr. Steven A. Palazzolo
Mr. Mark B. Periard and
Dr. Barbara Periard
Mr. Christopher J. Predko
Mr. and Mrs. Louis C. Rabaut
Ms. Janet L. Ramsey
Mr. Richard A. Roane
Mr. Vernon P. Saper
Ms. Bonnie Schaub
Mr. and Mrs. Mark D. Sevald
Mr. Ernest M. Sharpe
Mr. Todd Simpson
Mr. Eugene E. Smary and
Mrs. Anne Varner
Mr. and Mrs. Jerome M. Smith
Ms. Pamela K. Squire
Mr. Justin W. Stemple
Ms. Elsa ter Kuile
Cheryl and John Tully
Ms. Beverly J. Turner
Mr. and Mrs. W. Michael Van Haren
Ms. Karen J. VanderWerff
Mr. and Mrs. Douglas E. Wagner
Warner Norcross & Judd LLP
Mr. Stephen C. Waterbury
Bruce Young
Ms. Cheryl K. Zylstra
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Field of Interest Funds Direct the
Community Foundation to support
projects and programs within the
donor’s charitable interest area.
African American Heritage Fund
Anonymous
Ms. Veneese V. Chandler
Huey G. and Mary Copeland
Joseph Daniels M.D. and
Shirley K. Daniels
Mr. and Mrs. Edgar L. Davis
Dr. and Mrs. Gerald Dawkins
Beverly A. Drake
Mr. and Mrs. James P. Hackett Sr.
Ms. Sonya Hughes
Robert Hurd and Diane McMillan
Win and Kyle Irwin
George Ira James and Ellen James
Ms. Louise J. Johnson
Mr. and Mrs. Russell E. Johnson
Drs. Courtney and Ora Jones
Mrs. Mary Martin
Dr. and Mrs. Ralph E. Mathis
New Hope Baptist Church
Gerald and Carole Redwine
Ms. Gloria Weekley
Allen and Jonse Young
Rev. David Baak and Betty Zylstra
Cherry (Mrs. James) Carpenter
Fund for Children
Mrs. Karen Carpenter Millar and
Dr. Dan P. Millar
Bruce Alexis Cornelius Memorial
Fund for Mental Health Agencies
Irma Cornelius
Charles Evenson Fund for
the Environment
Ms. Valija Rauceps
Homeless Prevention Endowment Fund
Andrew and Janay Brower
Bill Essling
Greg and Kim Longworth
Rev. David Baak and Betty Zylstra
Mary I. and David D. Hunting
Family Fund
Estate of Mary I. Hunting
Mr. Andrew Knauf
Gordon and Janet Moeller,
Food Security Fund
Anonymous
Ms. Shelly L. Belstra
Helen M. Bode
Steve and Cindy Borders
Mr. Rafael D. Diaz
Dr. and Mrs. Gene E. Fonger
Mr. and Mrs. Rudolf Hanka
James and Ruth Holkeboer
Bernard and Helen Hoogland
Ted and Leta Kubasiak
Mr. Gary Lemke and
Mrs. Janeen Boerman Lemke
Mr. Richard Liberatore
Rob and Mary Miller
Gordie and Jan Moeller
Jeanne P. Moeller
Mr. Charles E. Strikwerda
Mr. and Mrs. Glen E. Walstra
Matt Whitney and Bridget Clark-Whitney
Joan and Jim Zawacki
Mr. Robert J. Zieger
Elizabeth J. Steed Johnson Fund for
Healthcare and Community Health
Elizabeth J. Steed Johnson Estate
Youth Field of Interest Fund
Mike and Rachel Goorhouse
Ms. Sarah Jolman
Christine Kooyer
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Field of Interest Educational Funds
Direct the Community Foundation
to support educational projects
and programs.
Meijer Good Schools for Grand Rapids
Fund and Good Classrooms Fund
Mr. and Mrs. Paul W. Anderson
Ms. Cecelia Angel and
Mr. Martin J. Tremblay
Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Bart
Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Benoit
Rich and Jackie Blankenship
Ms. Clazena Boylon and
Ms. Cynthia Ladwig
Mr. Ric Brauker
Mr. and Mrs. David W. Brown
Mr. and Mrs. Ricardo F. Cipicchio
Ms. Kimberly D’Addario
Mr. and Mrs. Trevor J. Dagley
Ms. Patricia S. Devlin
Cory and Cherie Dykstra
Mr. and Mrs. Lee F. George
Ms. Cinda L. Gibson
Ms. Mary Beth Guidry
Ms. Shirley A. Hoch
Mr. and Mrs. Gary L. Howes
Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Joldersma
Ms. Sarah Jolman
Mr. and Mrs. George E. Kaye
Mr. and Mrs. Alfred V. McCann
Mr. and Mrs. Kevin D. Miller
* DECEASED
C. Robert and Patricia Muth Fund The Honorable Nanaruth and
Mr. and Mrs. Henry M. Nelson Mr. Steven Carpenter
Ken and Kathy Nelson Betts and Jim Casey
Patricia P. and Armen G. Oumedian Margot, Todd and Jane Cavalier
Family Fund Dr. and Mrs. R. Jack Chase
Ms. Linda S. Pacic Jean and Charles Day
Mr. William L. Parker and Bob and Lois De Boer 21
Mrs. Barbara J. Huschke-Parker Gail DeYoung GIFTS
Dr. Holly A. Perkins Mary DeYoung GROWTH
GRANTS
Mary I. and Robert C. Pew Mr. Max Doering LEADERSHIP
Donor Advised Fund John and Marilyn Dooge
Ms. Barbara Powell Mr. David Henry Dorr
Mr. and Mrs. John A. Rose Robert* and Jean Dugan
Luanne Helder Schaftenaar Pat and Dan Esch
Bill and Kay Farr
__________________________________ The Honorable Patricia D. Gardner
Scholarship Funds Help students and Mr. Kim DeStigter
pursue educational goals. Donors may Scott and Gail Haebich
participate in the selection process Marvin and Delores Haight
or allow the Community Foundation Janet A. Haynes
to handle candidate approval. Dirk and Victoria Hoffius
Win and Kyle Irwin
Altrusa Scholarship Fund Wayne and Judith Jackson
Altrusa International of Mr. and Mrs. A. Ray Kalliel
Grand Rapids Inc. Bill and Sue Kincaid
Daniel and Mary Kozera
Noyes L. Avery Jr. and Rob and Linda Lalley
Ann E. Avery Fund Dennis and Julie McCrary
Mrs. Noyes Avery Lea P. Menko
The Honorable David M. Murkowski
Black Men Building Resources and Ms. Diane E. Goller
Scholarship Fund Ward Oliver and Catherine Grad
Bill Essling Dale and Jane Rhoades
Robert Hurd and Diane McMillan George and Vernis Schad
Dr. Edward A. Jones Jr. Scholarship Fund Mr. F. Jay Schoettley
Mr. Richard Liberatore Edna Claire Schooley
The Honorable Benjamin and Mr. and Mrs. James M. Shade
Dr. Denice Logan Mr. Thomas P. Sibley
Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Pearson Diana R. Sieger
Steele A. and Mary D. Taylor Mr. Henry R. Smitter
Advised Fund The Honorable H. David Soet and
Mark A. and Urszula Zylstra Mrs. Ann Sullivan Soet
William E. and Norma Sprague
Country Fresh Scholarship Fund Charitable Fund
Country Fresh Michael and Susan Taylor
Mr. and Mrs. John E. Terhune
Gerald M. Crane Memorial Music Cheryl and John Tully
Scholarship Fund John and Diane VanderVeen
Mr. and Mrs. David K. Dautermann Barbara and Bob Vos
Bill Essling Frances Wallin Shaw
Beth Hoger and Lisa Swem Richard and Ellen Wicks
Terry and Audrey McBurney
James M. Stewart Economic Club of Grand Rapids
Carl E. VerBeek Scholarship Fund
Al and Michele Wheeler Wade E. and Viola Sackner Foundation
Achille and Irene Despres, General Scholarship Fund
William and Andre Scholarship Fund Mr. and Mrs. Dale A. Crowley
Achille and Irene Despres, Keith and Myra Rudy
William and Andre Fund
Grand Rapids Combined Theatre
Donald J. DeYoung Education Fund Scholarship Fund
Peter Armstrong Aquinas College
Joanne Ash Mr. Kenneth C. Beachler
Janet and John Boyles Martie Childs
M. Joan and Marvin Bunn Tuti and Pete DeMaagd
 Bill Essling
Dr. Darrel J. Rosen
John T. and Frances J. Maghielse
Scholarship Fund
Frances Maghielse
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GIFTS
GROWTH Miller Johnson West Michigan
GRANTS
LEADERSHIP Diversity Scholarship Fund
Miller Johnson
The Joshua Esch Mitchell Aviation
Scholarship Fund
Bill and Pam Mitchell
Harry J. Morris Jr. Emergency Services
Education Scholarship Fund
Mark and MaryBeth Meijer
Dr. Patricia E. Newby
Close Up Scholarship
Mr. and Mrs. Maurice A. Barnes
Drs. James and Patricia Newby
Patricia P. and Armen G. Oumedian
Scholarship Fund
Patricia P. and Armen G. Oumedian
Family Fund
Reverend Lyman Parks Sr.
Scholarship Fund
Anonymous
Ms. Janalee M. Brown
Mr. and Mrs. Carl W. Eschels
Mr. and Mrs. Dean Salisbury
Forrest Arthur Pletcher Memorial Fund
Ms. Carol Castineira
Ms. Charlene Pletcher
Charles F. Pletcher
Mr. and Mrs. Robert F. Tomsik Jr.
Dr. William E. and Norma Sprague
Scholarship Fund
William E. and Norma Sprague
Charitable Fund
University of Michigan Grand Rapids
Alumnae Trust Scholarship Fund
Ms. O’Linda L. Anderson
Anonymous
Ms. Helen F. Bisbee
The Brown Group of the Grand Rapids
Federation of the University of
Michigan Alumnae
Ms. Kalista A. Castine
Ms. Barbara E. Cone
Ms. Andrea L. Essling
Ms. Winifred K. Fox
Ms. Janet C. Jensen
Mr. and Mrs. Jon G. March
Barbara P. Marcus
Romence Gardens and Greenhouses
Ms. Barbara R. Shapiro
Ms. Aleta Wells
University of Michigan Grand Rapids
Alumnae—Meta Prange Murphy/
Lucille Prange Fund
Arthur J. Prange Jr. M.D.
Roger and Jacquelyn Vander Laan
Family Scholarship Fund
Roger and Jacquelyn Vander Laan
Family Fund
Chad Vollmer Scholarship Fund
Daniel and Alice Trapp Family
Advised Fund
Warner Norcross & Judd
Scholarship Fund
Warner Norcross & Judd LLP
Elmo Wierenga Ottawa Hills
Alumni Scholarship Fund
Dr. and Mrs. Thomas Anderson
Austin Mortgage
Mr. and Mrs. William C. Banta
Janet and John Boyles
Mr. Milton L. Briggs Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Richard T. Brown
Mr. and Mrs. Robert F. Brown
Mr. and Mrs. Thorne J. Brown
Mr. and Mrs. William D. Bryant
Dr. Charles D. Bukrey
Rick Carr
David M. and Cara V. Cassard
Tom and Molly Charles
Stuart Cheney
Ms. Joyce Collins
Cooperworks
Mr. David L. Custer
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas R. Dilley
Mr. and Mrs. Larry Donston
Mr. and Mrs. Paul C. Drueke
Mr. and Mrs. James H. Eaddy
Mr. Louis J. Educato
Mr. and Mrs. James A. Engbers
Thomas and Carolyn Fehsenfeld
Mr. and Mrs. Charles T. Grainger
Fritz and Pat (Bright) Graves
David and Denise Harmelink
Thomas M. and Mary A. (Streeter)
Harmelink
Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Hendrickson
Ms. Anne K. Heyl
Hoekstra Family Charitable Fund
Mr. and Mrs. Gary N. Humphries
Mr. and Mrs. Larry Ike
Mr. and Mrs. Timothy P. Jasperse
Mr. and Mrs. Dean C. Johnson
Mr. Ernest Johnson Jr.
Mr. James R. Keller and
Mrs. Jane Overmire-Keller
Mr. Michael F. Kiley Sr.
Mr. Richard J. Kloote
Ms. Sandra L. Laham
Mr. Ronald F. Laug
Mr. and Mrs. David B. Lehnen
Mr. Richard K. Lilga
Ms. Jean L. Linden
Mr. and Mrs. William P. Lindhout
Mr. Ralph H. Lock
Mr. and Mrs. Thorne Brown Matteson
Mr. John C. McConnell
Mr. Gary J. Mendels
Mr. and Mrs. Gerald W. Moore Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Timothy C. Moore
Mr. Richard K. Muir and
Mrs. Peggy Vroman Muir
Mr. Andrew S. Muth
Fred Olert Jr.
Mr. David E. Post
Mr. and Mrs. William R. Prescott
Mr. Michael E. Razzoog
Mr. and Mrs. William J. Rothwell
Mr. John R. Ruhl
Jim Sailors
Mark L. Salhaney D.D.S.
Mr. and Mrs. Craig W. Schopf
Ms. Dorothy D. Sellers
Jessie M. Seven
Dr. and Mrs. Stephen L. Smiley
Mr. and Mrs. J. Patrick Smith
Mr. and Mrs. Raleigh Smith
Mr. and Mrs. Bernie Sobota
Soper & Associates LLC
Ms. Ellen Stanley
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald L. Sterkenburg
Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Streeter
Tom and Ann Afendoulis Tasker
Mr. Donald Tassell
Mr. and Mrs. Fred* R. Tiggleman
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Treece
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth A. VandenBerg
Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Vanderveen
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Veltman
Mr. and Mrs. Richard C. Wells
Larry and Mary Wisner
Dick and Barbara Young
Mr. and Mrs. Leonard E. Zeabart
Walter C. Winchester
Scholarship Fund
Milt Ehlert
Violet Wondergem Health Science
Scholarship Fund
Patricia H. Edison
Thomas S. and Maxine J. Fox
The Secchia Family
Youth Enrichment
Scholarship Program
Anonymous
Joanne Ayotte
Mrs. William Beckman and Family
Darlene Berghorst
Mr. and Mrs. James Breay
Thomas and Sandra Burr
Capital Region Community Foundation
George and Louise Egeler Fund
Supporting YES! Program
Barbara and Ronald Feenstra
Frey Foundation
Don and Laurie Gardner
Cheryl F. Gillett
* DECEASED
Richard and Linda Gillett
Mrs. Richard M. Gillett
Richard and Elizabeth Gillett
Family Fund
Mike and Rachel Goorhouse
Win and Kyle Irwin
Michael and Mary Keller
Leedy Holdings Inc.
Mr. Robert C. Pew II
Milt and Barbara Rohwer
Dr. and Mrs. Chris Southwick
Rick and Sue Steketee
Steele A. and Mary D. Taylor
Advised Fund
Robert and Deborah White
__________________________________
Special Project Funds Support
specific charitable organizations
and community projects.
ArtPrize Mural
The ACH Fund
Allan R. and Claudia A. Carlson
Advised Fund
Tom and Mickie Fox Family
Advised Fund
Linn Maxwell Keller Donor
Advised Fund
Lafayette Fund
Barbara Mayo-Johnson Donor
Advised Fund
Atlantic Philanthropies
Lucy E. Barnett Trust for the Elderly
CIF of the San Francisco Foundation
Building Community
Philanthropy Campaign Fund
Natalia and Zeke Alejos
Ruth E. Bishop
Lynne Black
Mark and Lisa Brown
Jan Burns
Colonial Consulting LLC
Laurie and Crawford Craft
David and Bridget De Vos
The Doornink Foundation
Paul and Celeste Doyle
Beverly A. Drake
Eastern Floral
William Fehsenfeld and
Cecile Cave Fehsenfeld
Barb and Mike Forseman
Founders Bank & Trust
Founder’s Fund
Thomas S. and Maxine J. Fox
Mr. C. John Gill and Ms. Rita Williams
Maureen P. Hale
Kevin and Laura Harmelink
Janet A. Haynes
Tom and Sharon Hilliker
Michael Hoffman
Integrity Business Solutions LLC
Carol J. Karr and Kevin J. Briggs
Klopcic Family Foundation
Christine Kooyer Glen C. Mason Fund
Harvey Lemmen Sebastian Foundation
Arend and Nancy Lubbers Steelcase Foundation
Brenda and Richard Marean VanderWeide Family Foundation
Bill and Inetta Martindill Wege Foundation
Miller Johnson
Bonnie K. Miller __________________________________ 23
Juan and Mary Olivarez Sponsors are contributors who GIFTS
Amy Price have underwritten a Grand Rapids GROWTH
GRANTS
John and Ann Puckett Community Foundation event. LEADERSHIP
Michael and Christina Rosloniec
Bob and Marcy Roth CapTrust Financial Advisors
Kate Luckert Schmid Colliers International (formerly Grubb
Diana R. Sieger & Ellis | Paramount Commerce)
Amanda and Ryan St. Pierre Mr. William Bowling Jr.
Michael and Susan Taylor Mr. William J. Bowling
Steele and Mary Taylor Mr. George Larimore
Dorothy J. Thurston Information Systems Intelligence (ISI)
Rick Treur LaFleur & Godfrey Inc.
Fred and Lena Meijer Lambert Edwards and Associates Inc.
Warner Norcross & Judd LLP Merrill Lynch
Greg and Meg Willit Miller Johnson
Allen and Jonse Young PNC
Marilyn and Garrett Zack Rhoades McKee PC
Warner Norcross & Judd LLP
Cherry Street Health Services—
Matching Campaign __________________________________
Dr. and Mrs. R. Paul Clodfelder In-Kind contributions
Colliers International
Meijer Inc. Bistro Bella Vita
Fred and Lena Meijer Custom Printers Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. Chris Shea Ellis Parking Company Inc.
Richard and Mary Stevens Jeff and Georgia Gietzen
Steele and Mary Taylor Maplewood Flower Box LLC
Plenty Creative Inc.
Education Reform Initiative Quimby-Walstrom Paper Company
Charles Stewart Mott Foundation
Essential Needs Task Force Fund
City of Grand Rapids
M.E. Davenport Foundation
DTE Energy Foundation
The Ebenezer Fund
Anthony and Diane Farage
Mr. and Mrs. Larry Fritz
Win and Kyle Irwin
Ms. Karen A. Kania and
Ms. Margaret H. McClure
Jeanne P. Moeller
Knight Foundation
Citizen Journalism Fund
John S. and James L. Knight Foundation
S.O.U.L. of Philanthropy Fund
Thomas S. and Maxine J. Fox
MI-Stories.com
Mr. David S. Sebastian
Nonprofit Technical
Assistance Fund
Amway
Douglas and Maria DeVos Foundation
DTE Energy Foundation
Frey Foundation
Perry M. and Hazel A. Lawr Fund
Mr. Tom N. Almonte • Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc. • Ms. Valerie Ambrose • Amway • Ms. Gail Anderson • Ms. Oliva Margo Anderson • Ms. Rosemary Anderson •
Anonymous • Ms. Birthale Archie • Ms. Jeanne Arnold EdD • Mr. Charles N. Ash Jr. and Ms. Tara L. Powers • Mr. Adam Bakker • Ms. Janice Balyeat • Bank of America •
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Banks • Mr. Patrick T. Barbour • Mr. and Mrs. Thomas W. Bayer • Connie Bellows and Darlene Zwart • Mr. Robert C. Bennett and Ms. Sandra J. Lauritzen •
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan • Charles and Rebecca Bocskey • Mr. and Mrs. Marshall Booker • Mr. and Mrs. Marshall Booker Jr. • Dr. and Mr. Michael Booker •
Bette Jones Boulding • Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Bower • Mr. Andy W. Bowne • Ms. Karen L. Brewington • Wayman and Dinah Britt • Mr. Andrew G. Brown • Mr. and Mrs.
Robert Brown Jr. • Mr. George S. Bruins • Mr. Steve O. Buckridge • Chuck and Mary Jo Burpee • Ms. Lyttron P. Burris • Mr. and Mrs. Walter L. Burt • Ms. Bobbie Butler •
Ms. Dorothy Jo Butler • Dr. John H. Butler • Dick and Patsy Calkins • John and Marie Canepa • Mr. Lawrence Cannon and Ms. Sharon Ram • Mr. and Mrs. Richard D.
Cannon • Ms. Valerie Cannon • Mr. William H. Cannon Jr. • Ms. Patricia M. Caudill • Ms. Veneese V. Chandler • Clif and Cindy Charles • Chemical Bank-Bridge Street •
Circle of Crones • City of Grand Rapids • The Honorable Richard and Deborah Clanton • Ms. Caroline Clark • Clark Hill PLC • Ms. Susan M. Cleland and Ms. Jane M.
Gietzen • Brian Cloyd and Agnes Kempker-Cloyd • Mr. and Mrs. Norman Cones • Ms. Carol Cook and Ms. Margaret McCrystal • Ann M. and Robert P. Cooper • Mr. and
Mrs. Bryant L. Cooper • Mr. and Mrs. Rhondo M. Cooper • Mr. and Mrs. David E. Cope • Huey G. and Mary Copeland • Cornerstone United Methodist Church • Mr. J.A.
Cragwall Jr. • Mr. and Mrs. James Croom • Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Czarnecki • Mr. Thomas E. Czerwinski • Joseph Daniels M.D. and Shirley K. Daniels • Mr. and Mrs. Edgar
L. Davis • Ms. Ellen Davis • Mr. and Mrs. Gene Davis • Ms. Laverne Davis • Mr. and Mrs. LeRoy Davis • Mr. and Mrs. Jack M. DeKorne • Daryl and Connie Delabbio •
Mr. Eric DeLong • Delta Sigma Theta Sorority-Grand Rapids Alumnae Chapter • Daniel and Pamella DeVos Foundation • Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Dickinson • Stanley and
Betsy Dole • Mr. and Mrs. Larry Donston • Ms. Judie Dowell • Downtown Development Authority • Paul and Celeste Doyle • Beverly A. Drake • Stephen R. Drew and
Clarice Drew • Mr. and Mrs. Stephen R. Drew • DTE Energy Foundation • Ms. Rebeccah Dubicki • Mr. James H. Earley • Mr. Steven C. Ender • Mr. and Mrs. John L. English •
Ms. Mary G. Evans • Mr. John D. Eveland and Mrs. Jay L. Roberts-Eveland • Farmers and Foremost Insurance Group of Companies • Mr. and Mrs. Dwight C. Ferguson •
Fifth Third Bank • First Community AME Church • First United Methodist Church • Mr. Eric K. Foster • Mr. and Mrs. William J. Foster • Fountain Street Church • Ms. Cherie
Fox • Mr. and Mrs. Richard J. Friberg • Don and Laurie Gardner • The Honorable Patricia D. Gardner and Mr. Kim DeStigter • Ms. Virginia Gearhart • Ms. Gilda G. Gely •
Mr. Jorge Gonzalez • Ms. Linda Gordon • Grand Rapids Community College • Grand Rapids Community Foundation • Grand Rapids First Assembly of God • Grand Rapids
Red Hat Sistas, Red Hat Society • Grand Rapids Urban League Inc. • Grand Valley State University • Mr. and Mrs. Jarrad L. Grandy • Mrs. Beverly Franks Grant • Mr.
and Mrs. Phillip X. Greene • Mr. Maurice Groce • Ms. Mayda Gunnell • Habitat for Humanity • Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Hagerty • Mr. and Mrs. Frank D. Hamilton • Mr. Kemal
Hamulic • Mr. and Mrs. Michael Handlin • Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Hardiman • Earl Harper • Ms. Leatha Harris • Ms. Shannon L. Harris • Ms. Vicki Harris • Mayor and Mrs.
George Heartwell Jr. • Anthony and Joyce Henry • Mr. and Mrs. Donald Herman • Herman Miller Inc. • Ms. Paula M. Hines • Hispanic Center of Western Michigan •
Mr. and Mrs. Kim C. Holt • Mr. and Mrs. Evan Hordyk • Mr. and Mrs. Andrew B. Howell • Ms. Sonya Hughes • Humana • John Hunting • Huntington National Bank • Robert
Hurd and Diane McMillan • Ms. Jinane Itani • J&J Bailbonds • J. Doss Consulting LLC • Mr. and Mrs. Allen Jackson • George Ira James and Ellen James • Mr. James L.
Jarvis • Mr. Riley Jensen and Ms. Pamela G. Kidd • Ms. April Hunt Johnson • Mr. and Mrs. Donald F. Johnson • Ms. Melita Travis Johnson • Dr. Shirley Johnson •
Ms. Godofreda C. Johnson-Brown • Mrs. Mari Beth Johnson-Jelks • Mrs. Edward A. Jones • Mr. and Mrs. Eugene F. Jones • Mr. and Mrs. Michael M. Jones • Mr. and
Mrs. Richard E. Jones • Rudy and Myrtle Jones • Mr. Bill Joseph and Mrs. Donna Sykes Joseph • Mr. and Mrs. Louis P. Joseph • Mr. and Mrs. Peter Kaha • Mr. and Mrs.
Gene Kallio • Mr. and Mrs. Edward Kape • Mr. and Mrs. John R. Keenoy • Mr. and Mrs. David Keister • W. K. Kellogg Foundation • Mr. and Mrs. Carl Kelly • Kennedy
Management Resources Inc. • Kentwood Community Church • Mr. and Mrs. Robert F. Kinney • Knights of Columbus, Msgr. Julian Moleski Council 8291, R. Ellis GK •
Mr. Ronald E. Koehler • Mr. and Mrs. Wally Kolehouse • Mr. and Mrs. Kevin A. Konarska • Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Kuklewski • Mr. Paul Kutsche • Kuyper College • Mr. David M.
LaGrand • Mr. Gilmer Lake and Mrs. Veronica Cohill-Lake • Mr. and Mrs. Julious Lary • Dr. Jimmie Lassic • Mr. Brian Lassiter • Mr. and Mrs. Lucas Lenssen • Mr. Richard
Liberatore • Lifetime Eyecare P.C. • Lighthouse Full Life Center Church • Ms. Emily Loeks • The Honorable Benjamin and Dr. Denice Logan • Thomas H. Logan and
Anne Gerth-Logan • Mr. Charles F. Logie and Mrs. Marcia Hislop Logie • John and Susie Logie • The Honorable and Mrs. Elias Lumpkins • Ms. Kirsten W. Lundeen • Mr.
and Mrs. Jerry Lykins • Frank and Jenny Lynn • Macedonia Baptist Church • Mr. and Mrs. Kyle E. Madden • Management Consultants • Mr. Jack Mangala and Ms. Elena
Lioubimtseva • Mr. Gary E. Manns • Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Martin • Mr. and Mrs. Rodney D. Martin • Ms. Eugenia Marve • Ms. Clara M. Mathews • Mr. Mansfield W. Matthewson •
Ms. Lesley R. Mayer • Mr. W. Paul Mayfield • Mr. W. Paul Mayhue • Mr. Jerry McComb • Ms. Elaine K. McCormack • Mr. Barry L. McLemore • Connie and David Medema •
Meijer Inc. • Mr. and Mrs. Scott R. Melton • Messiah Missionary Baptist Church • Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Metzger • Mr. William J. Mieras • Mr. and Mrs. Patrick A. Miles •
Patrick A. Miles Jr. • Miller, Canfield, Paddock and Stone P.L.C. • Mr. and Mrs. Marc P. Mitchell • Mrs. Lula Mae Mondy • Ms. Sheree Moneic Joseph-Bos • Ms. Lupe Ramos-
Montigny • Clifford Moore and Family • Ms. Mursalata Muhammad and Mr. Wil Smith • NAACP • Mr. James Nails • Khan and Liza Nedd • Negro Business & Professional
Women’s Club Inc. • Mr. Thomas L. Neils and Ms. Stephanie Schaertel • Next Level Athletic Advisors • Ms. Janice M. Noel • In Loving Memory of Mrs. Felicia J. Ojo • Juan
and Mary Olivarez • Ms. Sarah Oomen • Painting by Jeff • Mr. and Mrs. Francis S. Palczewski • Ms. Lauri Parks • Mr. Robert W. Partridge • Ms. Tasha Paul • Jason and Chapri
Paulateer • Pinnacle Construction Group • Rhett and Jeralyn Pinsky • Pioneer Construction Inc. • Plymouth Congregational United Church of Christ • Mr. and Mrs. Paul
Potter • Praise Place Multipurpose Ministry Center LLC • Marcia L. Rapp • Mr. and Mrs. Cleavon Redwine • Gerald and Carole Redwine • Region 9 MEA–Retired • Mr. and
Mrs. Richard Reid • Renaissance Church of God in Christ • Mr. Jose Reyna and Mrs. Rebeca Rodriguez Reyna • Rhoer Club • Ms. Faye Richardson • Ms. Jewellynne S.
Richardson • Dr. Jessica Rickert D.D.S. • Mr. Roy S. Roberts • Mr. and Mrs. Dale A. Robertson • Mr. Armand Robinson • Jacob and Delores Robinson • Mrs. Kimberley
Rockwell and Mr. William Charland • Mr. and Mrs. Freeman Rodgers • Ms. M. A. Roeser • The Honorable Richard Root • Mr. and Mrs. Yetunde Rotimi • Ms. Jacqueline
Rowe • Mr. John H. Russau Sr. • Mr. and Mrs. Carlos Sanchez • Ms. Barbara J. Saunier • Dr. and Dr. James R. Sawyer • The Honorable Kimberly A. Schaefer • Mr. Gordon
Schultze O.D. • Mr. Noah A. Seifullah • Margaret Sellers-Walker Morris • Mr. David Selmon • Clara and Joe Shelton • Ms. Tricia Siegel-Wirgau • Dr. and Mrs. C. Eugene Sims •
Mr. Donald Singleton • Mr. and Mrs. Percell Singleton • Ms. Alma W. Smith • Ms. Anika Smith • Mr. Donald W. Smith and Mrs. Penelope Miller-Smith • Dr. Dianne Green-
Smith • Smith Haughey Rice & Roegge • Social Security Administration • Sophisticated Gentleman • Mr. Ed Sosa • Mr. and Mrs. Brian S. Sparks • Spartan Stores Inc. •
Spectrum Health • Edward and Leona Spencer • Bobby and Cynthia Springer • Mr. and Mrs. Ernest K. St. Johns • St. Mark’s
THANK YOU Episcopal Church • Saint Mary’s Health Care • St. Mary’s Temple of Peace • St. Philip’s Episcopal Church • Dr. and Pastor Robert
L. Stevenson Jr. • Mr. and Mrs. Joseph M. Stewart • James L. and Karen H. Stokes •
TO THESE DONORS WHO Mr. and Mrs. Willie R. Suber • Dr. and Mrs. Herman C. Sullivan • Greg and Audrey
Sundstrom • Mr. and Ms. Howard Sytsma • Mr. Eddie Tadlock • TDS Metrocom Inc. • The Legacy
MADE A GIFT TO THE Ball • Ms. Miriam H. Thompson • Mr. Jared Toldo • Mr. David Tower • Carol L. Townsend • Tribal
Leadership Institute LLC • Mr. Marco J. Trimble • True Light Baptist Church • Mr. LeRoy Tucker and Ms. Barbara Bush • Dr. Veta
ROSA PARKS Lynnette Tucker • United Bank of Michigan • Ms. Mary T. Vaccaro • Chris and Jill Van Antwerp • Mr. Karl J. Van Harn and Ms.
Joanna M. Bailey • Jon, Monica, Erica and Oliver VandenBerg • Mr. and Mrs. William E. VanVugt •
SCULPTURE FUND AT Mr. and Mrs. Victor Vasquez • Vi-Chem Corporation • Mr. and Mrs. Douglas E. Wagner • Ms. Sandra
Ward • Warner Norcross & Judd LLP • Ms. Marcia A. Warner •
THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION Mr. Stephen C. Waterbury • Dale and Ingrid Scott-Weekley •
Mr. and Mrs. Darryl S. Weekley Sr. • Mr. and Mrs. Randall E. Wegener • Mr. and Mrs. Skot Welch • Ms. Penni Weninger • Ms. Wendy J. Wenner • West Michigan Medical
Association Auxiliary • Westminster Presbyterian Church • Helen and Rachel M. Westra • Mr. and Mrs. Allen Whipps • Mr. Alvin L. Whitfield • Dr. and Mrs. Cedric Williams •
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Williams Sr. • Mr. Eric J. Williams • Mr. and Mrs. H. James Williams • Ms. Mabel R. Williams • Michael and Mary Alice Williams • Sister Alice Wittenbach •
Ms. Claire K. Wolterstorff • Ron and Jackie Wondolowski • Phillip and Diane Wright • Ms. Christine A. Yared • Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Yates • Mr. and Mrs. Michael Zoerhoff
Professional advisors:
Grand rapids community foundation recognizes
the importance of professional advisors in the 25
charitable gift process. Their work is a valuable part GIFTS
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To determine your clients’ motivation for and knowledge of philanthropic giving,you might start with these questions:

WHAT HAS BEEN HAVE YOU VOLUNTEERED OF YOUR WHAT WOULD YOU
THE MOST SATISFYING ANYWHERE? WHICH CORE VALUES, LIKE TO ACCOMPLISH
CHARITABLE GIFT VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE WHICH WOULD YOU WITH YOUR GIVING?
YOU HAVE EVER MADE? HAS BEEN THE MOST LIKE TO EXPRESS DO YOU THINK THIS
WHY? REWARDING? THROUGH YOUR GIVING? IS POSSIBLE?

HAS PHILANTHROPY PLAYED A ROLE IN

WHEN YOU THINK OF THE CHALLENGES WHAT HAVE YOU LEARNED
YOUR FAMILY? IS IT WHAT YOU WOULD
FACING OUR COMMUNITY, WHAT ARE ABOUT YOUR GIVING?
LIKE IT TO BE OR WOULD YOU LIKE
YOUR GREATEST CONCERNS? WOULD YOU DO
TO CHANGE IT? ARE YOUR CHILDREN AND
ARE ANY OF THESE THE FOCUS OF YOUR ANYTHING DIFFERENTLY
GRANDCHILDREN AWARE OF
CURRENT OR FUTURE GIVING? IF YOU COULD?
YOUR PHILANTHROPY?

Community Foundation Services for
Professional Advisors
Planned Giving Design Center: This national online tool
provides the latest information and resources regarding
planned giving and charitable gifts. Subscriptions are free
at www.grfoundation.org.
A Guide To Giving Handbook: Discuss the range of giving
options with your client by using these stories of Grand
Rapids residents who have included the Community
Foundation in their estate plans.
The Community Foundation’s website, www.grfoundation.org,
has an extensive resource section for professional advisors
under the “plan” tab on the home page.
For more information, call the Community Foundation
development staff at 616.454.1751 or visit
www.grfoundation.org.
A Word of Thanks: We recognize the 2009/10 Professional
Advisory Committee for its work to strengthen our
organization and the community we serve.
Daniel Baas, Founders Bank & Trust
Glen Borre, Miller Johnson
Jason Brinks, Crowe Horwath LLP
Robert Brower Jr., Miller Johnson
Sharon Burtrum, Northern Trust Bank FSB
Brian Downs, Legacy Trust
Christopher Edgar, Miller Johnson
Pamela Cross, Rhoades McKee PC
Charles Frayer, Crowe Horwath LLP
Frederick Gaul, Fifth Third Bank
Dirk Hoffius, Varnum LLP
Thomas Jeakle, Prangley Marks LLP
David Jensen, BDO Seidman LLP
Carol Karr, Miller Johnson
Neil Kimball, Mika Meyers Beckett & Jones
Bonnie Kopp, JPMorgan Private Client Services
Marilyn Lankfer, Varnum LLP
Daniel Miller, Edward Jones Investments
Jeffrey Power, Warner Norcross & Judd LLP
Thomas Roberts, Macatawa Bank
Robert Schellenberg Jr., Schellenberg & Evers PC
Miles Schmidt, Miles V. Schmidt CPA PLC
Michael Taylor, Miller Johnson
Michael Van Haren, Warner Norcross & Judd LLP
Marilyn Zack, staff
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PRESERVING KENT COUNTY’S FARMLAND:

B ONNIE ROBINSON, MAPLE GROV E FARM

Since 2000, Grand Rapids Community Foundation has been helping to preserve and protect farmland
in Kent County. We’ve made more than $600,000 in grants for land-use planning and to purchase
and preserve farmland. “Kent County would not have the program it does without the help of
philanthropy. Grand Rapids Community Foundation and the Steelcase, Wege and Frey foundations all
played an important role in our success,” said Kendra Wills, who staffs the Kent County Agricultural
Preservation Board.

Preserving farmland is important because 91 percent of America’s fruit and 78 percent of its vegetables
are grown near cities. Kent County is Michigan’s sixth most agriculturally productive county and is
among the nation’s largest producers of apples. To slow development of the county’s 170,000 acres of
farmland, Kent County’s Board of Commissioners set a long-term goal of protecting at least half the
county’s farmland from development. Its short-term goal is to protect 25,000 acres of high-priority
farmland by 2013. So far, 928 acres on eight farms have been preserved, with another five farms totaling
almost 500 acres scheduled for preservation in late 2010 or early 2011. This is done primarily through
purchase of development rights (PDR). PDR protects farmland by purchasing development rights from
farmers in exchange for a permanent agricultural conservation easement on the property deed, which
prevents using the land for anything other than farming or open space.

Bonnie Robinson is an ardent advocate for farm preservation. She learned about Kent County’s farm
preservation program when she was the Sparta Township clerk. She and others traveled to Maryland
to see firsthand a successful model of farm preservation. “When I came back, I talked seriously with Ed,
my husband, and our son Lance. We knew we wanted to protect our farm. We didn’t want to see houses
built here, because this is good farmland. This land has been in the family for so long and we wanted to
keep it that way,” Bonnie said. After nearly two years of work, they were successful in obtaining a PDR.

Robinson’s Maple Grove Farm near Sparta is the sixth farm property to be preserved in Kent County.
Ed and Lance operate a 154-acre dairy on land that’s been in Ed’s family since 1951 and will be farmed
long into the future.
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PREPARING STUDENTS AND FAMILIES

FOR COLLEGE
MARIO, HIGH SCHO OL JUNIOR

Getting into, paying for and completing college is an impossible dream for many first-generation
college students. The whole process—applications, financial forms, unfamiliar terminology and
customs, multiple deadlines—can intimidate and frustrate students whose parents didn’t attend college.
“Research shows that attaining a college education is far less likely for students who are ethnically diverse
and low income than for students who are Caucasian and more affluent. Where students receive their
K-12 education, their socioeconomic level or their skin color should not be barriers to considering and
achieving a college education,” said Rhae-Ann Booker, director of Pre-College Programs at Calvin College.

Under the leadership of Grand Rapids Community Foundation, the Kent County College Access Network
(KCCAN) is working to make the college entry process more familiar and approachable. KCCAN launched
in spring 2010 after the Governor’s Summit on Education. “We are building a network of people from
higher education, the City, Grand Rapids Public Schools, some suburban schools, the Chamber of
Commerce and other youth-serving nonprofits. We focus on getting students into college and helping
them stay there,” said Ruth Bishop, Community Foundation education program officer.

“The Community Foundation has taken the lead with getting the right people at the table for conceptualizing
the network and serving as a bridge between statewide and local college access efforts. In addition to my
commitment to eliminating barriers to higher education, the long-standing, strong reputation of the
Community Foundation made it easy for me to agree to serve on the network,” Rhae-Ann said.

Mario, now a junior at Grand Rapids Montessori, will apply for college in part because of the Community
Foundation Youth Enrichment Scholarship (YES) he received in fourth grade. This program provides
funds each year for five years so students with high potential, but limited financial means, can attend
summer camps. Mario has attended art, science, soccer and computer camps. These experiences have
given him an idea of what he might want to study in college. “I’d like to work with computers or be
an architect. I like fixing things and solving problems,” he said. He has his sights set on Grand Valley
State University or Aquinas College. Mario’s past participation in YES makes him eligible for an annual
college scholarship. “Programs like YES connect families, students and resources with the goal of college
in the future. It is part of the preparation we know they need,” Ruth said.
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statements of financial position, june 30: 2010 2009

ASSET S
Investments, at Market Value $ 189,872,234 $ 172,638,924
Beneficial Interests in Perpetual Trusts 2,994,681 2,872,799
Pledges, Gifts, and Other Receivables 3,660,518 1,378,062
Notes Receivable 2,986,299 2,790,811
Property, Furniture and Equipment, Net of Accum. Dep. 4,912,363 5,105,950
Cash Value of Insurance on Contributor’s Life 436,340 414,602
Reinsurance Contracts 1,320,190 1,118,222
Contributions Receivable—Split-Interest Agreements 4,457,172 3,660,512
Financing Costs 362,213 417,078

Total Assets $ 211,002,010 $ 190,396,960

L IABIL IT IE S A N D N E T A S S E TS
LIABILITIES
Grants and Scholarships Payable $ 5,312,300 $ 3,572,750
Long-Term Debt 4,000,000 4,000,000
Charitable Gift Annuities Payable 2,555,470 2,677,518
Funds Held on Behalf of Nonprofits 10,400,433 9,151,132

Total Liabilities $ 22,268,203 $ 19,401,400

NET A SSETS
Unrestricted:
Designated $ 22,060,130 $ 20,573,847
Discretionary 66,140,716 61,398,306
Donor Advised 48,280,780 41,925,190
Field of Interest 13,322,032 12,389,543
Nonprofit Funds 4,863,572 4,218,209
Scholarships 12,222,597 10,007,427
Temporarily Restricted 15,868,344 14,507,402
Permanently Restricted 5,975,636 5,975,636

Total Net Assets $ 188,733,807 $ 170,995,560

Total Liabilities and Net Assets $ 211,002,010 $ 190,396,960
ASSET ALLOCATION AS OF JUNE 30, 2010:

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U.S. EQUITIES INTERNATIONAL EQUITY ALTERNATIVES
LARGE/MID CAP
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7.9% 3.6% GROWTH
U.S. EQUITIES EMERGING MARKETS 1.6% CASH
GRANTS
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15.3% FIXED

statements of ACTIVITIES, YEAR ENDED June 30 2010 2009

R E V EN U E S A N D G A I N S / ( LO S S E S )
Investment Income $ 3,583,873 $ 5,417,508
Realized Gains/(Losses) on Sale of Investments 1,729,847 (15,693,996)
Change in Market Value of Investments 19,256,238 (32,052,285)
Bequests and Gifts 7,809,470 8,246,431
Change in Value of Charitable Gift Annuities (290,561) (383,015)
Change in Value of Split-Interest Agreements 796,660 (1,121,256)
Less: Amounts Allocable to Nonprofits (1,710,750) 1,530,576

Total Revenues and Gains/(Losses) $ 31,174,777 $ (34,056,037)

E x p e n ses
Grants and Scholarships Authorized $ 9,753,201 $ 9,101,346
Charitable and Philanthropic Expenses 925,942 927,910
Community Initiatives 212,196 201,566
Less: Amounts Allocable to Nonprofits (461,449) (787,413)
Supporting Services:
Fund Management 39,659 29,277
Management and General 746,441 912,107
Development and Marketing 789,737 797,443
Investment Management and Trust Fees 1,065,968 1,127,928
Property Management 364,835 461,507

Total Expenses $ 13,436,530 $ 12,771,671

Change in Net Assets 17,738,247 (46,827,708)

Net Assets, Beginning of Year 170,995,560 217,823,268

Net Assets, End of Year $ 188,733,807 $ 170,995,560

Audited financials have been given an unqualified opinion by our auditors, Plante & Moran PLLC. If you would like a copy of the full audit, please call
the Grand Rapids Community Foundation at 616.454.1751.
THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION SUPPORTS NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS
THAT HELP ACHIEVE ITS LEADERSHIP GOALS, WHICH INCLUDE: FOSTERING
ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT, BUILDING ECONOMIC PROSPERITY, SUPPORTING
HEALTHY ECOSYSTEMS, ENCOURAGING HEALTHY PEOPLE, SUPPORTING
SOCIAL ENRICHMENT AND CREATING VIBRANT NEIGHBORHOODS.
Total grants and scholarships authorized: $9,753,201

J U LY 1, 2009 TO JUNE 30, 2010

Making a Grant Request: Grand Rapids Community Foundation’s Community Action Committee and the Board of Trustees award grants
six times a year, after a comprehensive review by staff members. Grand Rapids Community Foundation accepts pre-applications and grant applications through-
out the year. Minimally, grant applicants must serve people in Kent County, must be a 501(c)(3) organization and work in the areas of academic achievement,
arts and social enrichment, economic prosperity/vibrant neighborhoods, healthy ecosystems and healthy people. Our guidelines detail other criteria necessary
for funding consideration. Teacher and student minigrant applications for classroom projects are submitted and awarded each fall. Scholarships are processed
in the spring with an early April deadline for application and a June notification date. To learn more about submitting a pre-application, applying for a grant,
minigrant or scholarship, please visit the Community Foundation web site at www.grfoundation.org or call 616.454.1751.

This listing also includes grants made Catherine’s Health Center First Presbyterian Church
from Donor Advised Funds held at Catholic Central High School First Steps Kent
the Foundation. Catholic Charities West Michigan First United Methodist Church
ACCESS of West Michigan Catholic Secondary Schools Flat River Outreach Ministries Inc.
ACLU Celebration Education Fund Foundation Fighting Blindness
Acton Institute CEO’s for Cities Fountain Street Church
Adoptive Family Support Network Challenger Elementary Frederik Meijer Gardens
All Saint’s Academy Cherry Street Health Services Friends of Ashish
American Leprosy Mission Child & Family Resource Council Friends of Grand Rapids Parks
American Red Cross of Greater Children’s Advocacy Center Gerald R. Ford Council Boy Scouts
Grand Rapids Children’s Assessment Center of America
Anthropos Arts Christian Performing Artists Fellowship Gilda’s Club Grand Rapids
Arbor Circle Corporation Christian Reformed Church of Girl Scouts of Michigan Shore to Shore
Arts Council of Greater Grand Rapids North America Grand Rapids Area Council for
Arts Organization Marketing City of Grand Rapids the Humanities
Strategy Initiative ClearTalent LLC Grand Rapids Christian High School
ArtServe Michigan Coit Creative Arts Academy Grand Rapids Christian Middle School
Association for the Blind & Community Foundation Insights GRACE (Grand Rapids Area Center
Visually Impaired Community League Inc. for Ecumenism)
Baxter Community Center Community Media Center Grace Episcopal Church
Bethany Christian Services Community Rebuilders Grand Action Foundation
Bethlehem Lutheran Church Comprehensive Therapy Center Grand Haven Area Community
Billy Graham Evangelistic Association Conductive Learning Center Foundation
Blandford Nature Center Congress Elementary School Grand Rapids African American
Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp Council of Michigan Foundations Health Institute
Boys & Girls Club of Benton Harbor Council on Foundations Grand Rapids Art Museum
Boys & Girls Clubs of Grand Rapids DA Blodgett–St. John’s Grand Rapids Community College
Youth Commonwealth Dégagé Ministries Foundation
CA Frost PTSA DeVos Children’s Hospital Foundation Grand Rapids Urban League Inc.
Calvin College Diocese of Venice/Foundation 2000 Grand Rapids Community Legends Inc.
Camp Blodgett Direct Relief International Grand Rapids Public Schools
Camp Geneva Dominican Sisters–Grand Rapids Grand Rapids Rowing Association
Camp Greenwood Dwelling Place of Grand Rapids Inc. Grand Rapids Sweet Adelines
Camp Henry— Encore Grand Rapids Symphony
Westminster Presbyterian Church Exodus World Service Grand Rapids Urban League Inc.
Camp Roger Fair Housing Center of West Michigan Grand Valley State University
Camp Tall Turf Family Network Grandville Christian School
Campus ECC (Ken-O-Sha) Feeding America West Michigan Greater Grand Rapids Interfaith
Cape Eleuthera Foundation First Congregational Church of St. Johns Hospitality Network
Guiding Light Ministries
Habitat for Humanity
Haiti Foundation Against Poverty
Hastings Area Schools
Healthy Homes Coalition of West Michigan
Heart of West Michigan United Way
Help Pregnancy Crisis Aid Inc.
Holy Name of Jesus Parish
Home Repair Services of Kent County
Hospice of Michigan–Grand Rapids
Hudsonville Christian Schools
Hugh Michael Beahan Foundation
Immaculate Heart of Mary School
Indian Trails Camp
Inner City Christian Federation
International Aid Inc.
Island School
Jewish Federation of Grand Rapids
Junior Achievement of Michigan
Great Lakes
Kandu Incorporated
Ken-O-Sha Early Childhood
Kent County
Kent County Department of
Human Services
Kent County Parks Department
Kent Intermediate School District
Kent Regional 4C
Kids’ Food Basket
Kids in Distressed Situations Inc.
KVO–Lincoln Campus
Lakeview School District
Lighthouse Communities Inc.
Lincoln School
LISC (Local Initiatives Support Corp.)
Literacy Center of West Michigan
Living Water Community Church
Living Water Inc.
Local First Educational Foundation
Lotte Lehmann Foundation
Lutheran Child & Family Service
of Michigan
Mel Trotter Ministries
Michigan State University
Midtown Neighborhood Association
Muscular Dystrophy Association of
Grand Rapids
NCCS Camp Newaygo
Natural Resources Defense Council Inc.
The Nature Conservancy—
West Michigan Office
Neighborhood Ventures
New Life Christian Fellowship
North Kent Service Center
Northern Michigan Hospitals
Ottawa Hills High School
Our Hope Association
Planned Parenthood of West and
Northern Michigan
Porter Hills Retirement Communities
& Services Inc.
Potter’s House Christian School
Project C.O.O.L.
Reentry Roundtable of Kent County
Restorers Inc.
Safe Haven Ministries Inc.
The Salvation Army
Sarett Nature Center
SECOM Ministries
Senior Meals Program Inc.
Senior Neighbors Inc.
Sherwood Park Global Studies School
Shoreline Christian School
Sibley Elementary School
S.O.U.L. of Philanthropy Project
South Church
Spectrum Health Foundation
Spring Hill Camps
St. Cecilia Music Center
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
St. Mary’s Doran Foundation
St. Stephen’s Catholic Church
St. Stephen’s Education Foundation
Student Veterans of America
Sudanese Grace Episcopal Church
Triangle Foundation
Union High School
United Methodist Community House
United Way of Collier County
University of Miami—
Institute for Cuban and
Cuban American Studies
University of Michigan
University Prep Academy
Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts
Urban Resource Systems
Van Andel Research Institute
Volunteers In Service (V.I.S.)
Well House
West Leonard Early Childhood Center
West Michigan Strategic Alliance
West Side Christian School
Westminster Child Development Center
Woodrow Wilson International
Center for Scholars
Worldwide Christian Schools
YMCA of Greater Grand Rapids
Youth Enrichment Scholarship Program
YWCA West Central Michigan
In addition to these grants,
The Community Foundation awarded
385 grants of less than $2,500 to nonprofit
organizations.
Meijer Good Schools for
Grand Rapids Good Classrooms
CA Frost Environmental Science
Academy
Harrison Park Elementary
Sherwood Park Global Studies Academy
Grand Rapids Community Foundation
Youth Grant Committee Grant Awards
Cannonsburg Challenged
Ski Association
Certification for the Incarceration
Child & Family Resource Council
Children’s Assessment Center
Eastown Community Association
Girls Choral Academy
Grand Rapids Public Schools
Hispanic Center of Western Michigan
Holy Name of Jesus Parish 33
Kent Michigan State University GIFTS
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Neighborhood Church Ministries
Oakdale Neighbors
The Other Way Ministries
Rescue Youth
Specialized Language
Development Center
United Methodist Community House
Distributions from Nonprofit
Endowment Funds
American Red Cross of Greater
Grand Rapids
The Arc Kent County Inc.
Calvin Christian School Education
Foundation
Camp Blodgett
Camp Fire USA West Michigan Council
Christian Rest Home Foundation
DA Blodgett–St. John’s
The Economic Club of Grand Rapids
Friends of Grand Rapids Opportunities
for Women
Girl Scouts of Michigan Shore to Shore
Grand Rapids Ballet Company
Grand Rapids Children’s Museum
Grand Rapids Jaycees Foundation
Grand Rapids Lions Club
Grand Rapids Public Library Foundation
Grand Rapids Symphony
Guardian Angel Homes Inc.
Humane Society of Kent County
Indian Trails Camp
Jenison Christian School Education
Foundation
John Ball Zoological Society
Kenowa Hills Education Foundation
Kent County Parks Foundation
City of Lowell
Mental Health Foundation of
West Michigan
Northview Education Foundation
Opera Grand Rapids
Pilgrim Manor Retirement Community
Specialized Language Development
St. Bernard Catholic Church
St. Stephen’s Catholic Church
The Salvation Army
Unity Christian High School
Visiting Nurse Foundation
West Side Christian School
Educational Foundation
YWCA West Central Michigan
GRANTS FROM COMMUNITY FUNDS:
Grand Rapids Community Foundation manages the assets of
these Community Funds. Grants made from the Funds benefit
nonprofits in each location and are recommended by a
volunteer advisory committee.
Total COMMUNITY FUND grants authorized: $929,054
Southeast Ottawa Community Fund
Barnabas Ministries Inc. (YOUTH)
Council of Michigan Foundations
Girl Scouts of Michigan Shore to Shore
Greater Ottawa County United Way
HUGS for Horses & Children Youth Ranch
Jenison Public Education Foundation (YOUTH)
Michigan State University Extension-Ottawa County
Ionia County Community Fund
Belding Area Schools—School Service Fund
Belding Area Schools—School Service Fund (YOUTH)
Children with Hair Loss
City of Ionia
Classic Car Club of America Museum Inc.
Council of Michigan Foundations
ENRICH of Ionia County
Feeding America West Michigan
First Congregational Church
Friends of Fred Meijer Heartland Trail
Gerald R. Ford Council Boy Scouts of America
Ionia County Historical Society
Ionia County Intermediate School District
Ionia County Intermediate School District (YOUTH)
Ionia Public Schools
Ionia Public Schools (YOUTH)
Lakewood Education Foundation
Michigan State University Extension—Ionia County
Muir First Christian Church
Music with a Message for Kids Inc. (YOUTH)
Portland Public Schools
R.E. Olds Museum
Saranac Community Schools
St. Patrick’s School
United Methodist Church of Portland
(YOUTH): grant from youth grant committee fund
The Lowell Area Community Fund
City of Lowell
Flat River Outreach Ministries Inc.
Gilda’s Club Grand Rapids
Greater Lowell Chamber Foundation
Kent Michigan State University Extension
Lowell Area Arts Council
Lowell Area Historical Museum
Lowell Area Schools
Lowell Area Schools Education Foundation
Lowell Charter Township
Lowell Community Wellness
Rockford Ambulance Inc.
Sparta Community Fund
Camp Blodgett (YOUTH)
Council of Michigan Foundations
Kent County Conservation District
Music with a Message for Kids Inc. (YOUTH)
North Kent Service Center
Sparta Area Schools
Sparta Area Schools (YOUTH)
Sparta Cooperative Preschool
Wyoming Community Fund
American Cancer Society
Arbor Circle Corporation
Camp Blodgett (YOUTH)
Certification for the Incarceration
Cheff Therapeutic
City of Wyoming
Council of Michigan Foundations
Family Network
Holy Name of Jesus Parish (YOUTH)
Home Repair Services of Kent County
Hospice of Michigan—Grand Rapids
Junior Achievement of Michigan Great Lakes
Mel Trotter Ministries
Michigan Restaurant Association Educational Support Foundation
Neighborhood Church Ministries (YOUTH)
Planned Parenthood of West and Northern Michigan
Prodigal Human Services
West Michigan Veterans Assistance Program
SCHOLARSHIP awards FROM SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS:
For more than 50 years, Grand Rapids Community Foundation
has supported students in their pursuit of higher education.
This year, 1,238 students applied for scholarships and
539 received awards.
Total scholarship grants authorized: $544,893
Altrusa Scholarship Fund
Noyes L. Avery Jr. and
Ann E. Avery Fund
Black Men Building Resources
Scholarship Fund
Geraldine Geistert Boss
Scholarship Fund
Harry J. Brown and Lucille B. Brown
Scholarship Fund
Orrie and Dorothy Cassada
Scholarship Fund
Llewellyn L. Cayvan
String Instrument Scholarship Fund
Paul Collins Scholarship Fund
Country Fresh LLC Scholarship Fund
Gerald M. Crane Memorial Music
Scholarship Fund
Achille and Irene Despres, William
and Andre Scholarship Fund
Donald J. DeYoung Education Fund
Edwin F. Doyle Scholarship Fund
Economic Club of Grand Rapids
Scholarship Fund
Virginia Valk Fehsenfeld
Scholarship Fund
Melbourne and Alice E. Frontjes
Scholarship Fund
Carolyn Gallmeyer Fund
Mathilda Gallmeyer
Scholarship Fund
Grand Rapids Combined Theatre
Scholarship Fund
Grand Rapids Scholarship
Association Fund
Hackett Family Scholarship Fund
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GIFTS
GROWTH
GRANTS
LEADERSHIP
Guy D. and Mary Edith Halladay Josephine Ringold Scholarship Fund
Trust Fund
Margery J. Seeger Scholarship Fund
Donald and Florence Hunting
Gladys A. Snauble Scholarship Fund
Memorial Fund
Christine Soper Scholarship Fund
The Jack Family Educational Fund
Dr. William E. and Norma Sprague
Camilla C. Johnson Scholarship
Scholarship Fund
Trust Fund
Dorothy B. and Charles E. Thomas Fund
Lowell Area Community Fund
in support of the Ringold Scholarship
Scholarships
Dorothy J. Thurston Scholarship Fund
Peggy (Kommer) Novosad
Scholarship Fund Chad Vollmer Scholarship Fund
Kommer Scholarship Fund Mildred E. Troske Scholarship Fund
Ladies Literary Club Scholarship Fund University of Michigan GR Alumnae
Trust Scholarship Fund
Lavina A. Laible Scholarship
Trust Fund University of Michigan Grand Rapids
Alumnae–Margaret Appelt Kerr Fund
Stephen D. Lankester Scholarship Fund
University of Michigan Grand Rapids
Sherman L. and Mabel C. Lepard
Alumnae–Meta Prange Murphy/
Scholarship Fund
Lucille Prange Fund
Lowell Englehardt/
Keith C. VanderHyde Scholarship Fund
Runcimen Scholarship
Roger and Jacquelyn VanderLaan
John T. and Frances J. Maghielse
Family Scholarship Fund
Scholarship Fund
Jacob R., Mary M. and Lenore K.
Meijer Family Educational
VanLoo Scholarship Fund
Scholarship Fund I
Warner Norcross & Judd
Meijer Family Educational
Scholarship Fund
Scholarship Fund II
Donald W. Wells Scholarship Fund
The Joshua Esch Mitchell Aviation
Scholarship Fund Elmo Wierenga Ottawa Hills Alumni
Scholarship Fund
Robert L. and Hilda Treasure
Mitchell Scholarship Fund Walter C. Winchester Scholarship Fund
Dr. Patricia E. Newby Violet Wondergem Health Science
Close Up Scholarship Scholarship Fund
Patricia P. and Armen G. Oumedian Audrey L. Wright Scholarship Fund
Scholarship Fund
Youth Enrichment Scholarship Program
Forrest Arthur Pletcher
Memorial Fund
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LEADERSHIP
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GIFTS
GROWTH
GRANTS
LEADERSHIP

CREATING “WHAT’S YOUR ART GR?”

ARTS LEADERS JEFF MEEUWSEN (UICA), CATHY HOLBRO OK (ST. CECILIA MUSIC
SOCIETY) AND MIKE HAVLICEK (OPERA GRAND RAPIDS)

In summer 2009, Grand Rapids Community Foundation gathered leaders from arts and cultural
organizations to talk about the economic downturn’s effect on operations, attendance and donations.
“Essentially the arts organizations told us they needed continued support from patrons—people going to
performances and exhibitions, buying memberships and encouraging others to attend and participate.
We wanted to help support the arts and cultural community as a whole. Not an easy task,” said Diana
Sieger, Community Foundation president.

Together the arts leadership group came up with an “all arts” marketing outreach effort. The Community
Foundation awarded a $150,000 leadership grant to launch the promotional campaign and
www.whatsyourartgr.com (WYA) website. The arts-only website features information about visual art,
dance, literature, music, youth programming and cultural offerings. The Arts Council of Greater
Grand Rapids, the project’s key partner, maintains the website. Any Arts Council member may post
event information.

“The website has leveled the playing field for arts and cultural organizations. Circle Theatre and
Actors Theatre can have the same visibility as Civic Theatre. Turning Point School of Dance is as visible
as the Grand Rapids Ballet, and UICA receives the same exposure as Grand Rapids Art Museum.
We want this to be the go-to site for the arts in Grand Rapids and beyond,” said Caroline Older, Arts
Council executive director.

“Whether it’s opera, theatre or an art exhibition, What’s Your Art GR? helps make all arts and culture
offerings available to the community and beyond. We at Opera Grand Rapids are delighted because,
though it’s our favorite art, opera might not be everybody’s first ‘arts thought.’ A visit to the What’s Your
Art GR? website could trigger someone to experience this extraordinary art even if they may not have
previously considered it,” said Michael Havlicek, executive director of Opera Grand Rapids.

Besides increasing ticket and membership sales for the arts and cultural community, What’s Your Art GR?
has helped the Arts Council increase its own capacity. Memberships are up by 17 percent, including
new members on the lakeshore. “We have increased the level of strategic marketing support we can
offer members, and we have more ongoing and regular communication with members because
of WYA,” Caroline said.
FUNDS:
total number of funds: 514
total assets held: $21 1,002,010
Community Funds
Cascade Community Foundation Fund
East Grand Rapids Community Foundation Fund
Ionia County Community Foundation Fund
Belding Education Fund
Belding Schools Fund
George H. Bird Scholarship
Burger Fund
Frost Renaissance Foundation
Don and Emma Goodell Scholarship Fund
Faith Community Christian School Fund
Healthy Youth & Healthy Seniors Fund
Ionia County Community Foundation–Youth Fund
Ionia County Parks Preservation and Maintenance Fund
Ionia FREE Fair Fund
Ionia Public Schools Scholarship Fund
Lakewood Educational Foundation Fund
Paul and Alberta Allen Scholarship Fund for Lakewood High School
George W. Romney Fund—Enrich of Ionia County Volunteer Center
Saranac Community Schools
Saranac Community Schools Scholarship Fund
Paul and Alberta Allen Scholarship Fund for Saranac High School
Edwin A. and Maxine Cahoon Compagner Memorial Fund
Thomas P., Della and George Eddy Scholarship Fund
Ben A. and Lucy C. Simons Memorial Education Fund
W. W. Sprague Family Fund
The Lowell Area Community Fund
Southeast Ottawa Community Foundation Fund
Wayne D. Jones Community Fund
Southeast Ottawa Community Foundation–Youth Fund
Sparta Community Foundation Fund
Glenn S. Bradford Fund
Clare and Helen Finch Fund
Paul C. and Inez L. Miller Fund
Sparta Community Foundation–Youth Fund
Wyoming Community Foundation Fund
Tommy Brann Fund
John and Margaret Kuiper Family Fund
Wyoming Community Foundation–Youth Fund
Designated and Nonprofit Funds
Actor’s Theatre Company Endowment Fund
American Red Cross Agency Endowment Fund
John Arnold Endowment Fund for Feeding America
West Michigan Food Bank
Aquinas College Frey Scholars Fund
The Arc Kent County Endowment Fund
Arts Council of Greater Grand Rapids Fund
Association of Fundraising Professionals
West Michigan Chapter Fund
Frank and Ann Battistella Grand Rapids Art Museum Fund
August and Anna Behrens Fund for Girl Scouts of
Michigan Shore to Shore
Anna Bissell Charity Trust Fund
D. A. Blodgett Services for Children and Families Fund
Estate of Minnie C. Blodgett for Clinic for Infant Feeding
Calvin Christian School Education Foundation Endowment Fund
Calvin College Service Learning Center Fund
Camp Blodgett Endowment Fund
Camp Fire–Harriet D. and Mary Dively Fund
Camp Fire–WoHeLo Fund
Catherine’s Health Center Fund
Cedar Springs Education Foundation Fund
Cherry Street Health Services–Fund for the Disadvantaged
Christian Rest Home Foundation Fund
Dr. Edwin P. and Florence H. Creaser Fund
David G. Dvorak, M.D. Scholarship Fund
The Economic Club of Grand Rapids Endowment Fund
George and Louise Egeler Fund Supporting YESP
George E. and Erma C. Evans Designated Fund for the Salvation Army
Edward J. and Frances T. Frey Memorial Fund for
St. Mark’s Episcopal Church
Edward J. Frey Junior Achievement Fund
Grand Rapids Ballet Agency Endowment Fund
Grand Rapids Children’s Museum Fund
Grand Rapids Jaycees Foundation Douglas B. Wicks Fund
Grand Rapids Lions Club Activities Commission Fund
Grand Rapids Maya Lin “Ecliptic” Art Maintenance Endowment Fund
Grand Rapids Public Library Foundation Fund
Grand Rapids Symphony Mosaic Scholarship
Grand Rapids Urban League Fund
Grand Rapids Youth Commonwealth Endowment Fund
Grand Rapids Youth Commonwealth–
Harry Dolan Camp O’Malley Scholarship Fund
Grandville Athletic Boosters Endowment Fund
Grandville Christian School Foundation Fund
GROW Bonnie Miller Endowment Fund
Guardian Angel Homes Endowment Fund
Karl Hascall Variety Club Fund
Home Repair Service Endowment Fund
Hudsonville Christian School Foundation Fund
Humane Society of Kent County Agency Endowment Fund
Humane Society of Kent County–Elsie Eggebrecht Fund
Humane Society of Kent County–Clarence and Catherine
Thielman Endowment Fund
Indian Trails Camp Endowment Fund
Indian Trails Camp–Cabin Fund
Indian Trails–Paul Clark Blanding Memorial Scholarship Fund
Jenison Christian School Endowment Fund
Jenison Public Education Foundation Fund
John Ball Zoological Society Wildlife Conservation Endowment Fund
Laureen Kennedy Child Care Fund
Kenowa Hills Education Foundation Fund
Kent County Agricultural Preservation Fund
Kent District Library Fund
Ladies Literary Club Fund for Literacy Center of West Michigan
Leadership Grand Rapids Fund
Lowell Area Historical Museum Endowment Fund
Lowell Area Schools Education Foundation Endowment Fund
LCTV Endowment Fund
Meijer Wealthy Theatre Fund
Mental Health Foundation of West Michigan Fund
Noorthoek Academy Endowment Fund
Northview Education Foundation Endowment Fund
Opera Grand Rapids Fund
Opera Grand Rapids–Betty Van Andel Fund
Pilgrim Manor Endowment Fund
Charlotte M. Raniville Fund for the Benefit of Mary Free Bed Guild
Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) Fund
George W. Romney Fund–
Heart of West Michigan United Way Volunteer Center
Ronald McDonald House Fund
Rotary Club of Lowell Foundation Fund
Safe Haven Ministries Inc. Endowment Fund
St. Cecilia Music Society Building Endowment Fund
St. John’s Home Endowment Fund
Senior Meals on Wheels of Western Michigan Fund
Senior Neighbors Fund
Douglas Leon Spalding Memorial Fund
Spirit of Solidarity Fund
Nellie H. Stevens Grand Rapids Teachers’ Travel Fund
Kathryn and Dennis Sullivan Charitable Fund
The Kathy Timmer Specialized Language Development
Learning Center Memorial Fund
Unity Christian High School Education Support Fund
Wege Wealthy Theatre Fund
West Michigan Center For Arts and Technology Fund
West Michigan Dental Foundation Fund
West Side Christian School Fund
Women’s Resource Center Founder’s Circle Endowment Fund
World Affairs Council of West Michigan Endowment Fund
YWCA Women and Girls Development Fund in Honor of Judy Lloyd
Donor Advised Funds
The ACH Fund
Robert N. and Catherine R. Alt Family Fund
Anonymous Advised Funds (2)
Jeffrey and Barbara Arnold Charitable Fund
The Banks Family Charitable Fund
Kip and Chris Barber Fund
John R. Bertsch Fund
John and Claire Bissell Advised Fund
Matthew and Vicki Bissell Advised Fund
Armand F. and Gretchen B. Burch Donor Advised Fund
Allan R. and Claudia A. Carlson Advised Fund
Center for Systemic Change Advised Funds
Chris-Tina Fund
Roger and Sally Ciapara Donor Advised Fund
Colliers International Fund
Peter and Pat Cook Fund
Richard C. and Shirley E. Cooper Advised Fund
Robert J. and Katherine M. Daverman Fund
Eleanor Hager Defoe Fund
DeLapa Family Fund
Achille and Irene Despres, William and Andre Fund
Richard and Helen DeVos Advised Fund
Dyer-Ives Neighborhood Fund
The Ebenezer Fund
Engen Family Fund
Fishell Fund
Founder’s Fund
Tom and Mickie Fox Family Advised Fund
Walter B. and Susan S. Freihofer Fund 39
The Jack and Jill French Charitable Fund
GIFTS
Furniture Manufacturers’ Heritage Advised Fund GROWTH
C. John Gill and Rita Williams Family Fund GRANTS
LEADERSHIP
Richard and Elizabeth Gillett Family Fund
The Tim and Kerry Goaley Charitable Fund
The Jack and Sue Hagist Charitable Fund
Jamie Hale Memorial Fund
The Brian K. and Jody L. Hart Charitable Fund
Hascall Family Donor Advised Fund
Janet A. Haynes and Kelsey Haynes Winston Advised Fund
Heerspink Family Advised Fund
The David and Cathy Heldt Charitable Fund
The Heuschkel Family Fund in Memory of Emilie
Beverly and William Heyne Fund
Stuart and Barbara Hoffius Family Fund
Thomas E. and Geraldine K. Hogan Fund
Earl and Donnalee Holton Advised Fund
Ken and June Holtvluwer Fund
The Bart and Fran Housman Charitable Fund
Allen I. and Helen J. Hunting Advised Fund
David and Marilyn Hunting Fund
William and Beatrice Idema Fund
JCT Donor Advised Fund
Thomas J. and Margaret L. Jack Fund
Linn Maxwell Keller Donor Advised Fund
Herbert and Glenna Knape Family Fund
David and Phyllis Koslow Fund
Lafayette Fund
Loeks Family Fund
Judson M. and Lynn E. Lynch Family Advised Fund
The EWM Fund
Chester and Elaine Maternowski Family Fund
Wayne G. and Rosemary Martin Family Fund
Barbara Mayo-Johnson Donor Advised Fund
The Fred and Lena Meijer Fund
Fred and Lena Meijer Grandparents Fund #1
Fred and Lena Meijer Grandparents Fund #2
Fred and Lena Meijer Grandparents Fund #3
Fred and Lena Meijer Grandparents Fund #4
Fred and Lena Meijer Grandparents Fund #5
Fred and Lena Meijer Grandparents Fund #6
Fred and Lena Meijer Grandparents Fund #7
Hendrik and Gezina Meijer Fund
Frank H. and Virginia L. Merlotti Advised Fund
Paul C. and Inez L. Miller Fund
The Moore Brower Charitable Fund
C. Robert and Patricia Muth Fund
The Myers Family Fund
Leonard and Eileen Newman Fund
Patricia P. and Armen G. Oumedian Family Fund
Louis Padnos Iron & Metal Company Fund
Padnos/Sarosik Fund
Park Avenue Partners Fund
The Eugene and Janice Perkins Charitable Fund
Peterson Memorial Fund
Mary I. and Robert C. Pew Donor Advised Fund
Virgil and Louise Phelps Advised Fund
Pimm Donor Advised Fund
Rimbaud Fund
 River City Fund
The Scott and Anne Rush Charitable Fund
Nancy and Doug Slade Dynamic Donor Advised Fund
Sligh Memorial Fund
Richard E. Smoke Advised Fund
40 William E. and Norma Sprague Charitable Fund
Dr. Alfred B. Swanson and
GIFTS Dr. Genevieve de Groot Swanson Advised Fund
GROWTH
GRANTS Arvin L. and Pearl M. Tap Fund
LEADERSHIP
Steele A. and Mary D. Taylor Advised Fund
The Fawcett Tilton Donor Advised Fund
Timothy Fund
Wayne and Diane Titche Fund
Daniel and Alice Trapp Family Advised Fund
Anne Heyboer Vander Heide Fund
Roger and Jacquelyn Vander Laan Family Fund
The Earl and Gert Visser Charitable Fund
The Timothy and Susan Visser Charitable Fund
Warner Norcross & Judd Fund
Waters Corporation/Cassard Family Donor Advised Fund
The John J. Wheeler Charitable Fund
The Sue and Jim Williams Donor Advised Fund
The Miller Willit Family Fund
Windrift Fund
WKKF Advised Fund
Kate Pew Wolters Fund
The Beth Anne and Timothy F. Ziegler Charitable Fund
Field of Interest Funds
Kathryn L. Adamson Fund for Children
Kathryn L. Adamson Fund for the Elderly
African American Heritage Fund
George M. Ames Fund
Lucy E. Barnett Trust for the Elderly
John, Margaret and Maryellen Berry Fund
Cherry (Mrs. James) Carpenter Fund for Children
Commercial Economic Development Fund
Bruce Alexis Cornelius Memorial Fund for Mental Health Agencies
George M. and Lucinda Ann Edison Memorial Trust Fund
Anne Katherine VanLoo Eldred Education Fund
Emma Sherwood Evans Trust Fund
Charles Evenson Fund for the Environment
William S. Folz Fund for Cancer Research
Fund for Academic Achievement
Fund for Arts and Social Enrichment
Fund for Economic Prosperity
Fund for Healthy Ecosystems
Fund for Healthy People
Fund for Vibrant Neighborhoods
Healthy Youth & Healthy Seniors Fund
Cecilia Hoagland Fund for Local Veterans
Arthur H. Holmes Handicap Fund
Homeless Prevention Endowment Fund
Mary I. and David D. Hunting Family Fund
Elizabeth J. Steed Johnson Fund for Healthcare and
Community Health
Ken, Melinda and Andrew Krei Youth Fund
Ladies Literary Club Fund for Literary Arts
The C. Lincoln Linderholm Trust
Duncan Littlefair Literary Fund for Children
Gordon and Janet Moeller, Food Security Fund
Needy Children Field of Interest Fund
Estate of Annette Richards
Kathryn and Dennis Sullivan Charitable Fund
Social Venture Investors Fund
Kenneth M. Sweers Fund for the Homeless
Herbert and Doris Vander Mey Fund for Treatment
of Neurological Diseases
Youth Field of Interest Fund
Operating/Special Project Funds
Administrative Fund
Special Project Funds
Atlantic Philanthropies Fund
Building Campaign Fund
Cherry Street Health Services–Matching Campaign
Coalition of Community Foundations for Youth
Good Classrooms Fund
ENTF Fund
Grand Rapids Police Department History Book Project Fund
JEHT Foundation Reentry Initiative Fund
Knight Foundation Citizen Journalism Fund
Meijer Good Schools and Good Classrooms Fund
Nonprofit Technical Assistance Fund
Red Brick Building II Inc.
Rosa Parks Sculpture Project Fund
Secchia Grove Project Fund
S.O.U.L. of Philanthropy Fund
Vandenberg Statue Project Fund
Charitable Gift Annuity Funds (48 funds)
Scholarship Funds
Altrusa Scholarship Fund
Noyes L. Avery Jr. and Ann E. Avery Fund
Black Men Building Resources Scholarship Fund
Geraldine Geistert Boss Scholarship Fund
Harry J. Brown and Lucille B. Brown Scholarship Fund
Orrie and Dorothy Cassada Scholarship Fund
Llewellyn L. Cayvan String Instrument Scholarship Fund
Thomas D. Coffield Scholarship Fund
Paul Collins Scholarship Fund
Country Fresh LLC Scholarship Fund
Gerald M. Crane Memorial Music Scholarship Fund
Achille and Irene Despres, William and Andre
Scholarship Fund
Donald J. DeYoung Education Fund
Edwin F. Doyle Scholarship Fund
Economic Club of Grand Rapids Scholarship Fund
Virginia Valk Fehsenfeld Scholarship Fund
Melbourne and Alice E. Frontjes Scholarship Fund
Carolyn Gallmeyer Fund
Mathilda Gallmeyer Scholarship Fund
Grand Rapids Combined Theatre Scholarship Fund
Grand Rapids Scholarship Association Fund
Hackett Family Scholarship Fund
Guy D. and Mary Edith Halladay Trust Fund
Donald and Florence Hunting Memorial Fund
The Jack Family Educational Fund
Camilla C. Johnson Scholarship Trust Fund
Kommer Scholarship Fund
Ladies Literary Club Scholarship Fund
Lavina A. Laible Scholarship Trust Fund
Stephen D. Lankester Scholarship Fund
Sherman L. and Mabel C. Lepard Scholarship Fund
John T. and Frances J. Maghielse Scholarship Fund
Meijer Family Educational Scholarship Fund I
Meijer Family Educational Scholarship Fund II
Miller Johnson West Michigan Diversity Scholarship Fund
The Joshua Esch Mitchell Aviation Scholarship Fund
Robert L. and Hilda Treasure Mitchell Scholarship Fund
Harry J. Morris Jr. Emergency Services Education Scholarship Fund
Dr. Patricia E. Newby Close Up Scholarship Fund
Peggy (Kommer) Novosad Scholarship Fund Leon W. Hall Fund
Patricia P. and Armen G. Oumedian Scholarship Fund Stanley C. Hall Fund
Reverend Lyman Parks Sr. Scholarship Fund Richard and Barbara Haslinger Family Fund
Forrest Arthur Pletcher Memorial Fund Minnie E. Haven Fund
Josephine Ringold Scholarship Fund Elizabeth Herkner Fund
General Scholarship Fund Edward M. Herpolsheimer Fund 41
Margery J. Seeger Scholarship Fund Karl E. Herpolsheimer Fund
Gladys A. Snauble Scholarship Fund Dirk and Victoria Hoffius Fund GIFTS
GROWTH
Christine Soper Scholarship Fund Orianna D. Hooker Fund GRANTS
Dr. William E. and Norma Sprague Scholarship Fund Arthur J. and Sue H. Hoover Fund LEADERSHIP

Dorothy B. and Charles E. Thomas Fund in support of Walter D. Idema Fund

the Ringold Scholarship Walter D. Idema Charitable Trust
Dorothy J. Thurston Scholarship Fund Clare and Grace Jarecki Fund
Mildred E. Troske Scholarship Fund Elizabeth J. Steed Johnson Fund
Trust of the Grand Rapids Federation of University of Kent Charitable Fund
Michigan Alumnae Club Mary Jane Kirchgessner Trust
University of Michigan Grand Rapids Alumnae Trust Scholarship Fund Jane and Sam Kravitz Fund for Community Good
Margaret Appelt Kerr Fund Robert J. Kulms Trust
Meta Prange Murphy/Lucille Prange Fund Perry M. and Hazel A. Lawr Fund
Rosemary Scott Fund Ben H. Lee Jr. Fund
Roger and Jacquelyn Vander Laan Family Scholarship Fund Harvey E. Lemmen Fund
Keith C. VanderHyde Scholarship Fund Clara T. Limbert Fund
Jacob R., Mary M. and Lenore K. VanLoo Scholarship Fund Gertrude Lindberry Fund
Chad Vollmer Scholarship Fund Charles W. Loosemore Fund
Warner Norcross & Judd Scholarship Fund Hale J. Mackay Fund
Donald M. Wells Scholarship Fund William S. Martens Hundred Club Fund
Elmo Wierenga Ottawa Hills Alumni Scholarship Fund Glen C. Mason Fund
Walter C. Winchester Scholarship Fund Geraldine F. Masters Fund
Violet Wondergem Health Science Scholarship Fund Mr. and Mrs. Edward C. McCobb Fund
Audrey L. Wright Scholarship Fund Isabel McLeod Fund
Youth Enrichment Scholarship Program George and Mary Metz Charitable Fund
Mary D. Morman Trust
Unrestricted Funds Estate of Melanie L. Muir
Fund for the Community Good Estate of Dr. Clifford T. Nelson
Contributions Receivable (split-interest) Francis J. O’Connor Fund
John H. and Nancy L. Batts Trust, Mr. and Mrs. Max Doering Charlotte M. Raniville Fund
Trust, Diane S. Farage Trust, Edwin R. Hondelink Trust, Leonard and Dora Rosenzweig Fund
Clare and Grace Jarecki Trust, Ben Lee, Jr. Estate, Millard M. Theodore R. and Caroline Schoonbeck Fund
Moore and Viola M. Moore Trust, C. Allen Payne Trust, Grace L. Schouten Memorial Trust Fund
Caroline P. Schoonbeck Trust, Dorothy Scholwalter Estate, Willard and Barbara Schroeder Fund
Marvin D. Stahl Trust, G. F. “Deck” and Ruth Stewart Estate, Margery Seeger Fund
Herbert E. Thurston Family Trust, Kenneth Vonk Trust Erin Slade Memorial Fund
Marian A. Aldrich Fund Estate of Isabelle and Herman Slanger
American Box Board Community Fund Eileen Slootmaker Fund
Employees of Autocam Fund Mary A. and Lenore G. Smith Fund
James and Margaret Black Estate Marvin Stahl Fund
John W. and Margaret Bertsch Fund Paul L. Steketee Fund
Edward H. Blickley Fund Graham F. “Deck” and Ruth B. Stewart Fund
Harvey and Margaret Brower Fund Joseph and Helen Tulos Fund
Orville and Jean Bulman Estate Adrian Van Daalen Fund
Allan and Claudia Carlson Family Fund Earle Vande Poel Fund
William J. Chaille Fund Keith C. VanderHyde Fund
Eugene D. Conger Fund Biem H. and Irene G. Vandermass Fund
Louis A. Cornelius Trust Englebert J. and Lelah Sexton Vogt Trust
Dallas and Helen Darling Fund Estate of Ralph A. Voigt
Cornelia De Fouw Fund Jeanette Shelly Warner Fund
Douglas DeBoer Memorial Fund John C. Whitcomb Fund
George and Louise Egeler Fund Marion Stuart White Fund
Engineered Protection Systems Fund Estate of Zoe F. Whitworth Trust
Henry A. Fox Family Fund Mrs. Imogene W. Wickett Fund
Mr. and Mrs. David G. Frey Fund Arthur D. Wolf Foundation Trust
Jim McKay and Twink Frey Fund Charles D. and Irene A. Worden Fund
Mrs. L. C. Gardner Fund Estate of Curtis M. Wylie
Carol E. Greene Fund for Community Good George L. and Esther B. Young Trust
Chester A. Hall Fund
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GIFTS
GROWTH
GRANTS
LEADERSHIP

A SOLUTION FOR HOMELESSNESS

BERNICE SHIELDS

Is homelessness too complicated to solve? Local leaders think not. “The solution to homelessness is
housing,” said Janay Brower, who coordinates the Grand Rapids Coalition to End Homelessness.

The coalition’s 10-year vision—ending homelessness in Kent County by 2014—is not about building
bigger better shelters. Instead, this community collaborative of 150-plus partners is changing the system
so that everyone can have safe, affordable, permanent housing. It works to prevent homelessness,
rapidly rehouse people in crisis and build infrastructure.

“We have a ‘housing first’ focus,” Janay said. This approach links community providers and created a
Salvation Army-based central intake and referral system. It helps people remain in their current home
or move to more affordable housing. Only when there are no other options are people connected
with a shelter. “The need is high, but assisting more people with homeless prevention funds kept them
from becoming literally homeless. The number of people who entered the system as homeless in 2009
was 15 percent lower (5,118) than in 2008 (6,022). Community begins with housing. The reality is
Grand Rapids needs more affordable housing, defined as costing no more than 30 percent of income,”
Janay said. Most local households at risk for homelessness spent at least twice that on rent.

Grand Rapids Community Foundation has been involved in ending homelessness since the coalition
began. It has awarded $850,000 in grants, convened key conversations and supported the upcoming
Roof to Roots public awareness campaign. Laurie Craft, a Community Foundation program director,
chairs the coalition. “The Community Foundation is great at long-term thinking and planning. It has
high expectations of the new system we’ve created and holds us collectively accountable,” Janay said.

Bernice Shields lived with a man who abused substances but she never imagined becoming homeless.
“I couldn’t deal with it anymore. I had to leave. And that made me homeless,” Bernice said. She didn’t
want to burden struggling family members so went into the shelter at Dégagé Ministries and kept
attending culinary arts classes at Grand Rapids Community College. “It felt like there was no way out.
I was ready to give up. I can understand why depression comes on so fast,” she said. The central intake
process connected her with Community Rebuilders, a coalition partner that helped her find housing.
She moved in on her birthday and enjoys cooking again for her daughters and friends. “I’m so grateful
for the help I got from Dégagé, Open Door and Community Rebuilders. I really am. I’ll be here for
the rest of my life,” she said.
THIS IS
LEADERSHIP
OUR MISSION IS TO BUILD AND MANAGE OUR COMMUNITY’S PERMANENT ENDOWMENT
AND LEAD THE COMMUNITY TO STRENGTHEN THE LIVES OF ITS PEOPLE.

community foundation trustees

AND leadership

CHAIR: Cecile Cave Fehsenfeld Eva Aguirre Cooper Paul T. Doyle

President, Schuler Books & Music Director of Community Affairs, WOOD TV 8 Principal, Paul T. Doyle & Associates LLC

VICE CHAIR: Carol J. Karr Wayman P. Britt Paul M. Keep

Partner and Chair of Probate and Estate Planning Assistant County Administrator, Editor, The Grand Rapids Press
Practice Group, Miller Johnson Kent County Administration

NOT PICTURED: Thomas Kennedy, Catholic Central High School, Student Trustee; Thomas R. Hilliker (resigned November 2009), Retired, Macatawa Bank;
Michael S. Hoffman (resigned May 2010), President, Hoffman Jewelers
 09
10
Arend D. Lubbers PRESIDENT: Diana R. Seiger Marcia L. Rapp
President Emeritus, Grand Valley State University Vice President, Programs
Lynne M. Black
Bonnie K. Miller Vice President, Finance and Administration Marilyn W. Zack
Retired, United Bank Vice President, Development
Roberta F. King
Robert W. Roth Vice President, PR and Marketing
President and CEO, RoMan Manufacturing Inc.
 STAFF AND COMMITTEES 2009/10
Natalia Alejos, Receptionist
Ruth Bishop, Education Program Officer
46 Gina Bovee, Development Director
GIFTS Lisa Brown, Donor Services Associate
GROWTH Jan Burns, Special Projects Coordinator
GRANTS
LEADERSHIP Laurie Craft, Program Director
Bridget De Vos, Development Research Associate
Barb Forseman, Finance Administrative Assistant
Rená Guttrich, Executive Assistant
Kevin Harmelink, Controller
Mary Karrip, Development Administrative Assistant
Cris Kooyer, Youth and Education Program Officer
Kate Luckert Schmid, Program Director
Amy Price, Program Administrative Assistant
Ann Puckett, Grants Administrator/IS Associate
Amanda St. Pierre, PR and Marketing Specialist
Jill Tiefenbach, Program Administrative Assistant
Jonse Young, Development Director

Advisory Council Kerby Wallick Scholarship Marilyn Titche

Bob Roth, chair Lynne Black, staff Selection Vert Trice
Christina Arnold Kevin Harmelink, staff June Anderson Jacquelyn Vander Laan
Andrew Brower Diana Sieger, staff Ron Apol Lou VanderHave
Tripp Corl Mary Appelt M.D. Gary Walker
Kurt Dietsch Meijer Good Claudia Bajema Anita Watson-Phillips
Floriza Genautis Classrooms Kathy Boylon Barbara Wepman
Jeff Gietzen Selection Committee James Brady Carol Werkema
Maxine Gray Dorothy Armstrong PhD Fredrick “Fritz” Briscoe James White
Jeff Hill Beth Batts Daniel Brooks PhD Fredericka Williams
Keith Hopkins Rhae-Ann Booker PhD Dorothy Jo Butler Josephine Wislocki
Sonya Hughes Ruth Buntin-Majawa Jack Clifford Ruth Bishop, staff
Joseph Jones Walter DeBoer EdD Clay Coleman
Linda McCarter Cheryl Endres John Darling Trusteeship
Paul Moore Jean Enright Gail DeYoung Cecile Cave Fehsenfeld, chair
Minnie Morey Temprance Mann Milton Ehlert Paul Doyle
Mike Mraz Kathy Meuser Hugh Eisen Carol Karr
Carol Paine-McGovern Bernard Stanko EdD Patricia Gardner Diana Sieger, staff
José Reyna Thomas Visser Victoria Gibbs
Carlos Sanchez Cris Kooyer, staff Dareather Greer Youth Grant
Emily Stoddard Furrow Kathy Hackett Gabe Audu
Eddie Tadlock Meijer Good Schools Janet Haynes Tiffany Boorsma
Dan Van Kalker for Grand Rapids Robert Hendrickson Chaslyn Burt
Beverly Wall Review Team Randall Hoekstra David DeStigter
Gina Bovee, staff Ruth Bishop Wendy Lewis Jackson Allison Endres
Jonse Young, staff Lynne Ferrell-Robinson Cleopatra Jeffries Nnenna Ezeh
Susan Heartwell Jennifer Jordan Sarah Fagerman
AUDIT Edwin Hernandez PhD Cathryn Keating Grace Feenstra
Kenneth Peirce, chair Angela Morris Kathy Keehn R.J. Ferrell-Tillman
John Hogan** Linda Patterson Rodney Lewis Kyrstan Forseman
Bonnie Miller Cris Kooyer, staff Tammy Looman Kierstdea Furey
Christopher Rosmarin Elias Lumpkins Mary Jane Gallegos
Lynne Black, staff Meijer Good Schools Marney MacAdam Matt Gammans
Kevin Harmelink, staff for Grand Rapids J. Joseph Mapes Elisabeth Gladyness
Diana Sieger, staff Site Visit Team J. Stephen Marshall Nikaysha Haight
Dorothy Armstrong PhD Rodney Martin Tabitha Haight
COMMUNITY ACTION Beth Batts Diane McMillan Elizabeth Herman
Eva Aguirre Cooper, chair Rhae-Ann Booker PhD Pam Mitchell Tom Kennedy
Jeanne Arnold EdD Andrew Brower David Mix Nick Kooyer
Shavon Doyle Sally Coburn Carole Morgan Williams Caroline Liske
Cecile Cave Fehsenfeld Cheryl Endres Mary Margaret Munski PhD Vlastibor Minarovjech
Reneé Hampton Lynn Heemstra Carol Muth Mariah Nawrot
Joyce Henry Lucy Joswick Patricia Newby EdD Kathryn Nowicki
Michael Hoffman Diane McMillan Helen Oudendyk Jenna Rood
Rick Treur Carole Morgan Williams Armen Oumedian Deja Smith
Marcia Rapp, staff Carol Paine-McGovern Ken Parrish Khayriyyah
Jacque Rhodes Anke Pearson Muhammad Smith
INVESTMENT REVIEW Robin Smith-Colton PhD Phillip Pearson Akeram Suleiman
Michael Rosloniec, chair Kevin Stotts Charles Pletcher Mackenzie Swart
Samuel Cummings Jeffrey VanWinkle Virginia Proctor Alex Tarr
R. Jack Frick Cris Kooyer, staff Nancy Reahm Dakota Wolter
Maureen Hale** Susan Rios Cris Kooyer, staff
Bonnie Miller Fred Sebulske III
Peter Perez Wendy Stock
Bob Roth Dorothy Thurston

** THROUGH DEC. 31, 2009

philanthropy starts with
a desire to make a difference

Grand Rapids Community Foundation provides the professional services

to help you accomplish your philanthropic goals. Whether you make an
annual gift to the Fund for Community Good or a major gift to create your
own named fund, both will have enduring value as permanent community
endowments. Giving cash, stock, real estate, retirement assets or even
intellectual property are all ways to support the community you love.
You can donate these assets during your lifetime or through a planned gift.
The Community Foundation, working with your attorney, accountant or other
advisor, can help create a plan that will achieve your philanthropic dreams.

For more information, call Marilyn Zack, Vice President of Development,

at 616.454.1751 x127.
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Diana Sieger’s blog often talks about community issues,

philanthropy and the work of Grand Rapids Community Foundation—
found on the home page of the Foundation’s website.

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